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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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been Cardoso's Alex hiding
Alex Cardoso's been hiding
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often in trouble gets He
He often gets in trouble
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time He's gotten in every he's trouble hidden
He's hidden every time he's gotten in trouble
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yell his himself him parents can't hidden at so He's
He's hidden himself so his parents can't yell at him
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strict he is his are bad a boy but not fact In very parents
In fact he is not a bad boy but his parents are very strict
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has hours four everyday of He do to homework
He has to do four hours of homework everyday
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him at If yell doesn't he it do they
If he doesn't do it they yell at him
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he often So hides they so red check his their homework can't pens
So he often hides their red pens so they can't check his homework
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looking red hides Alex for to They the time pens and spend then have
They have to spend time looking for the red pens and then Alex hides
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him fact fun sort is of it for In
In fact it is sort of fun for him
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ways many hidden is and a skill in him He's creative it for
He's hidden in many creative ways and it is a skill for him
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence