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