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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
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never hurt anyone Dinah has
Dinah has never hurt anyone
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kind been She's always
She's always been kind
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people But haven't so been kind other
But other people haven't been so kind
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uncaring class in Another boy is her
Another boy in her class is uncaring
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other hurt He's children
He's hurt other children
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animals He's sometimes hurt
He's hurt animals sometimes
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someone Dinah He's hurt something or he's every time hurt
He's hurt Dinah every time he's hurt someone or something
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feels she hurt when happen bad she because a sees That's thing
That's because she feels hurt when she sees a bad thing happen
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to alot likes Another boy yell
Another boy likes to yell alot
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doesn't every hurt have like Dinah's yells time him much he she ears so very
Dinah's ears have hurt every time he yells so she doesn't like him very much
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people gentle likes Dinah
Dinah likes gentle people
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence