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