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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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everyday lost Candace almost things
Candace lost things almost everyday
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things was organised very she and not She why lost that’s
She was not very organised and that’s why she lost things
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her Sometimes keys car lost she
Sometimes she lost her car keys
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makeup lost her she Other days
Other days she lost her makeup
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them found she almost panicked until but she things found every again always She time
She almost always found things again but until she found them she panicked every time
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a her miracle she mind didn’t was lose It that
It was a miracle that she didn’t lose her mind
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completely though things After things said never I found lose she she
After she found things though she said I never lose things completely
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more a worker so would out she not But to organised better she get to had lose
But she had to get more organised so she would not lose out to a better worker
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less efficient made disorganised her Being
Being disorganised made her less efficient
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Then got faster workers done work other
Then other workers got work done faster
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didn’t job close her it was but She lose
She didn’t lose her job but it was close
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as everything job losing same Losing was her the
Losing her job was the same as losing everything
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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