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