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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
/4
anyone
never
Dinah
hurt
Dinah
never
hurt
anyone
2
0
/4
was
kind
always
She
She
was
always
kind
3
0
/7
people
not
other
were
But
kind
so
But
other
people
were
not
so
kind
4
0
/7
was
in
class
uncaring
boy
her
Another
Another
boy
in
her
class
was
uncaring
5
0
/7
sometimes
other
children
and
animals
He
hurt
He
hurt
other
children
and
animals
sometimes
6
0
/10
something
every
He
or
hurt
time
hurt
someone
Dinah
he
He
hurt
Dinah
every
time
he
hurt
someone
or
something
7
0
/12
saw
she
a
bad
she
happen
thing
hurt
when
because
That's
felt
That's
because
she
felt
hurt
when
she
saw
a
bad
thing
happen
8
0
/6
liked
Another
yell
boy
alot
to
Another
boy
liked
to
yell
alot
9
0
/13
yelled
didn't
hurt
when
Dinah's
ears
she
so
he
much
very
him
like
Dinah's
ears
hurt
when
he
yelled
so
she
didn't
like
him
very
much
10
0
/4
Dinah
gentle
people
liked
Dinah
liked
gentle
people
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