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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
1
0
/9
Ozbic
son
every
from
heard
Nicol
her
week
almost
Nicol
Ozbic
heard
from
her
son
almost
every
week
2
0
/14
every
away
he
He
was
called
week
in
far
but
living
from
her
Canada
He
was
living
in
Canada
far
away
from
her
but
he
called
every
week
3
0
/21
go
Canada
him
learn
to
English
to
but
can
to
every
only
you
You
if
week
She
hear
I
said
from
She
said
to
him
You
can
go
to
Canada
to
learn
English
but
only
if
I
hear
from
you
every
week
4
0
/8
a
I
want
you
to
become
stranger
don't
I
don't
want
you
to
become
a
stranger
5
0
/4
calls
enjoyed
She
his
She
enjoyed
his
calls
6
0
/12
about
his
new
For
in
life
she
a
while
all
Canada
heard
For
a
while
she
heard
all
about
his
new
life
in
Canada
7
0
/19
new
interesting
in
It
was
living
just
but
she
excited
knew
place
sounded
very
a
he
and
about
fun
It
sounded
very
interesting
and
fun
but
she
knew
he
was
just
excited
about
living
in
a
new
place
8
0
/12
Then
all
his
she
life
and
about
heard
about
were
complaints
problems
Then
all
she
heard
about
were
his
problems
and
complaints
about
life
9
0
/6
used
was
He
Canada
to
getting
He
was
getting
used
to
Canada
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence