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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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lost Candace has things almost everyday
Candace has lost things almost everyday
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that’s She very has she lost organised not is why and things
She is not very organised and that’s why she has lost things
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car Some her days keys she has lost
Some days she has lost her car keys
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her makeup she lost days Other has
Other days she has lost her makeup
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finds almost she again but finds She always almost always them things panics until she
She almost always finds things again but until she finds them she almost always panics
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she mind it lose her will doesn’t a If miracle be
If she doesn’t lose her mind it will be a miracle
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though completely never finds says After things things lose I she she
After she finds things though she says I never lose things completely
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or out to organised had get she But realised might better ago have weeks that lost a she to few a worker she more
But a few weeks ago she realised that she had to get more organised or she might have lost out to a better worker
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Being less makes efficient disorganised her
Being disorganised makes her less efficient
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get Then faster work other workers done
Then other workers get work done faster
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she lost her She everything might job and then would have lost have
She might have lost her job and then she would have lost 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

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