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