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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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her left thirty house Sandra everyday at year this seven am has
Sandra has left her house at seven thirty am everyday this year
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still needs time to and be she on is for at she if earlier fifty to work leave wanted than could it This be seven
This is earlier than it needs to be she could leave at seven fifty and still be on time for work if she wanted to
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walk way park to to But on the she the work likes through
But she likes to walk through the park on the way to work
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a she park in the morning takes photograph Sometimes the of beautiful
Sometimes she takes a photograph in the park of the beautiful morning
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she copy table so good too the dinner left her at could at it photograph’s has When of time been place enjoy a it the he husband’s on
When the photograph’s been good she has 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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five at work has is Dinner she six at and left ten always
Dinner is at six and she has always left work at five ten
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her gets relax home a few can with time husband enough minutes she before for Then home to be
Then she can be home with enough time to relax for a few minutes before her husband gets 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