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