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