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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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at left seven thirty her am Sandra everyday house
Sandra left her house at seven thirty am everyday
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than This be needed earlier to it was
This was earlier than it needed to be
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to time on she seven if left and for at still could fifty work wanted She have be
She could have left at seven fifty and still be on time for work if she wanted to
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she work walk park early liked But the because way she left through to the to on
But she left early because she liked to walk through the park on the way to work
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park photograph in morning the she of beautiful took a Sometimes the
Sometimes she took a photograph in the park of the beautiful morning
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a dinner time at copy left enjoy place good so the husband’s it of she her too the he on it at photograph table could was If
If the photograph was good she left a copy of it on her husband’s place at the table at dinner time so he could enjoy it too
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ten everyday work she was at at left Dinner and five six almost
Dinner was at six and she left work at five ten almost everyday
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with got to before be minutes husband time a home Then few home her relax she could for enough
Then she could be home with enough time to relax for a few minutes before her husband got home
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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