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