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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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0
/4
Alex
hiding
was
Cardoso
Alex
Cardoso
was
hiding
2
0
/5
trouble
got
He
often
in
He
often
got
in
trouble
3
0
/7
in
when
he
trouble
hid
got
He
He
hid
when
he
got
in
trouble
4
0
/10
himself
parents
He
so
yell
at
his
hid
him
couldn't
He
hid
himself
so
his
parents
couldn't
yell
at
him
5
0
/14
were
he
In
a
strict
was
very
bad
not
but
parents
his
fact
boy
In
fact
he
was
not
a
bad
boy
but
his
parents
were
very
strict
6
0
/20
not
had
him
if
homework
do
at
it
of
they
to
everyday
did
yelled
and
He
hours
he
do
four
He
had
to
do
four
hours
of
homework
everyday
and
if
he
did
not
do
it
they
yelled
at
him
7
0
/13
So
check
red
couldn't
so
he
pens
their
hid
they
often
homework
his
So
he
often
hid
their
red
pens
so
they
couldn't
check
his
homework
8
0
/13
then
to
spend
looking
and
Alex
They
the
hid
time
pens
had
for
They
had
to
spend
time
looking
for
the
pens
and
then
Alex
hid
9
0
/9
sort
him
was
fact
fun
of
for
it
In
In
fact
it
was
sort
of
fun
for
him
10
0
/13
creative
He
him
hid
many
skill
was
and
it
ways
a
for
in
He
hid
in
many
creative
ways
and
it
was
a
skill
for
him
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