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