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