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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
/9
ground
The
a
hit
thud
the
with
ball
dull
The
ball
hit
the
ground
with
a
dull
thud
2
0
/5
was
out
he
Dimpho
knew
Dimpho
knew
he
was
out
3
0
/11
foul
playing
was
hit
He
and
a
ball
baseball
he
just
He
was
playing
baseball
and
he
just
hit
a
foul
ball
4
0
/17
players
one
back
He
the
to
of
on
team
his
walked
hit
him
the
lightly
and
head
He
walked
back
to
his
team
and
one
of
the
players
hit
him
lightly
on
the
head
5
0
/10
Don't
about
can
you
it
it
time
next
worry
hit
Don't
worry
about
it
you
can
hit
it
next
time
6
0
/10
hit
difficult
target
he
to
such
small
said
It's
a
It's
difficult
to
hit
such
a
small
target
he
said
7
0
/13
It
first
the
time
trying
Dimpho
time
was
practice
baseball
was
for
and
It
was
practice
time
and
Dimpho
was
trying
baseball
for
the
first
time
8
0
/8
liked
it
it
was
difficult
but
He
quite
He
liked
it
but
it
was
quite
difficult
9
0
/13
said
After
the
road
hit
practice
his
Let's
the
go
and
home
friend
After
the
practice
his
friend
said
Let's
hit
the
road
and
go
home
10
0
/8
sounds
good
that
Dimpho
and
said
sighed
Yeah
Dimpho
sighed
and
said
Yeah
that
sounds
good
11
0
/4
They
home
quietly
went
They
went
home
quietly
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