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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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good Amarante a had heart
Amarante had a good heart
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in She to out volunteered help several organizations
She volunteered to help out in several organizations
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the party support local her to environmental lent political She
She lent her support to the local environmental political party
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year She also world projects for in to Humanity Houses countries the hand once third people through a a lent
She also lent a hand to people in third world countries through the Houses for Humanity projects once a year
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go way own to these to She paid projects her
She paid her own way to go to these projects
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that lent she generous support That to idea is the very
That lent support to the idea that she is very generous
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not banks do her like The however
The banks however do not like her
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she money on it her pay time but back lent didn’t They
They lent her money but she didn’t pay it back on time
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borrowed to the other money people She she lent poor
She lent the money she borrowed to other poor people
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did and the banks like This kind but seemed it irresponsible was it not
This seemed kind but it was irresponsible and the banks did not like it
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trouble better had this in Amarante she than find real to before to give got ways
Amarante had to find better ways to give than this before she got in real trouble
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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