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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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Julia’s fresh met expectation good something with always of new people a
Julia’s always met new people with a fresh expectation of something good
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other person feel the good It makes
It makes the other person feel good
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and given handshake good met to eye a always She’s firm eye them
She’s met them eye to eye and always given a good firm handshake
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the way challenges She’s met same
She’s met challenges the same way
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something a good challenge She from expects
She expects something good from a challenge
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of a friends She set too has great
She has a great set of friends too
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her nights up friends with work She’s Friday years after for on met
She’s met up with her friends on Friday nights after work for years
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to and same maybe to dinner and or together as go have beer They like restaurant two well a the
They like to go to the same restaurant and have dinner together and maybe a beer or two as well
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their years friendship because they all for They’ve value met
They’ve met for years because they all value their friendship
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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