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