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