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