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