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