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