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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
/6
bed
down
laid
on
Niles
the
Niles
laid
down
on
the
bed
2
0
/15
smoked
while
his
laid
ceiling
the
at
head
looked
He
a
cigarette
he
and
back
He
laid
back
his
head
and
looked
at
the
ceiling
while
he
smoked
a
cigarette
3
0
/7
felt
hard
day
He
from
tired
his
He
felt
tired
from
his
hard
day
4
0
/8
felt
He
loud
he
saying
spoke
out
how
He
spoke
out
loud
saying
how
he
felt
5
0
/9
he
mike
a
He
into
recording
spoke
what
said
He
spoke
into
a
mike
recording
what
he
said
6
0
/9
and
feelings
work
bare
He
his
home
laid
about
He
laid
bare
his
feelings
about
work
and
home
7
0
/10
for
bed
a
He
laid
the
awake
on
long
time
He
laid
awake
for
a
long
time
on
the
bed
8
0
/9
got
clothes
took
off
and
Then
up
he
his
Then
he
got
up
and
took
off
his
clothes
9
0
/16
the
shower
and
clothes
the
a
the
walked
and
on
bed
took
laid
into
bathroom
He
He
laid
the
clothes
on
the
bed
and
walked
into
the
bathroom
and
took
a
shower
10
0
/13
and
agenda
the
next
day
for
Then
out
changes
laid
he
his
made
Then
he
laid
out
his
agenda
for
the
next
day
and
made
changes
11
0
/14
At
and
quietly
time
on
carefully
very
the
the
laid
dinner
he
table
plate
At
dinner
time
he
laid
the
plate
on
the
table
very
carefully
and
quietly
12
0
/5
regular
This
routine
was
his
This
was
his
regular
routine
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