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