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