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