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