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