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