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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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bed down laid on Niles the
Niles laid down on the bed
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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
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felt hard day He from tired his
He felt tired from his hard day
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felt He loud he saying spoke out how
He spoke out loud saying how he felt
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he mike a He into recording spoke what said
He spoke into a mike recording what he said
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and feelings work bare He his home laid about
He laid bare his feelings about work and home
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for bed a He laid the awake on long time
He laid awake for a long time on the bed
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got clothes took off and Then up he his
Then he got up and took off his clothes
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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
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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
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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
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regular This routine was his
This was his regular routine
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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