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