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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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always of with a met expectation fresh new something Julia good people
Julia always met new people with a fresh expectation of something good
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feel made good It other person the
It made the other person feel good
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eye them gave good always handshake She eye a met to firm and
She met them eye to eye and always gave a good firm handshake
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same met She the way challenges
She met challenges the same way
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friends her a knew challenge all from and good She something expected it
She expected something good from a challenge and her friends all knew it
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met the they did being good and as same standards They as her expectations had people she
They met her standards as being good people and they had the same expectations as she did
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friends home her met way the on nights Friday after up with on She work
She met up with her friends on Friday nights after work on the way home
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beer go the and liked maybe They and well dinner same a restaurant or two have together to as to
They liked to go to the same restaurant and have dinner together and maybe a beer or two as well
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to promised could they the all sometime meet weekend if they up over Then again
Then they all promised to meet up again sometime over the weekend if they could
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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