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