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Word Order Practice

Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.

Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.

Why Word Order Matters in English

Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.

This exercise helps you:

  • Internalize English sentence patterns
  • Recognize how grammar patterns fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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from Nicol almost every heard son Ozbic week her
Nicol Ozbic heard from her son almost every week
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but every he He from in Canada her week called far was living away
He was living in Canada far away from her but he called every week
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every but to hear said She to learn him to only You can I if you English week from Canada go
She said to him You can go to Canada to learn English but only if I hear from you every week
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don't want become I a stranger you to
I don't want you to become a stranger
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his enjoyed calls She
She enjoyed his calls
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all For his a new heard she life while about in Canada
For a while she heard all about his new life in Canada
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but It very a excited sounded living interesting he knew new in about was just she fun place and
It sounded very interesting and fun but she knew he was just excited about living in a new place
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Then were all complaints and problems his life she about about heard
Then all she heard about were his problems and complaints about life
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getting was Canada to used He
He was getting used to Canada
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence