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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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still in if they were class the go to the of Susan students middle because very young needed toilet let they to
Susan let students go to the toilet in the middle of class if they needed to because they were still very young
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schedule they the knew school getting still in were She to used
She knew they were still getting used to the schedule in school
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let day teaching the but hard a deep because fun teaching was She out end long was she at the of work thought sigh
She thought teaching was fun but at the end of the day she let out a long deep sigh because teaching was hard work
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would her if to to story if and students liked often stories she asked The whoop listen out like they a let they them a
The students liked her stories and they often let out a whoop if she asked them if they would like to listen to a story
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end often a them the out home out the day started let when let they she run to as of Yay At school loud of they
At the end of the day when she let them out of school they often let out a loud Yay as they started to run home
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however home go their them homework never without let She
She never let them go home without their homework however
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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