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