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