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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
1
0
/9
every
his
debt
credit
paid
month
Karl
down
card
Karl
paid
down
his
credit
card
debt
every
month
2
0
/17
He
every
to
also
he
owed
end
year
saved
money
pay
at
that
of
taxes
the
monthly
He
also
saved
money
monthly
to
pay
taxes
that
he
owed
at
the
end
of
every
year
3
0
/11
not
common
but
did
just
sense
many
it
This
is
people
This
is
just
common
sense
but
not
many
people
did
it
4
0
/10
paid
this
attention
things
too
like
other
many
to
Karl
Karl
paid
attention
to
many
other
things
like
this
too
5
0
/10
and
He
off
life
handsomely
his
paid
kept
it
organised
He
kept
his
life
organised
and
it
paid
off
handsomely
6
0
/7
worries
extra
money
had
He
and
fewer
He
had
extra
money
and
fewer
worries
7
0
/10
enough
a
have
paid
lifestyle
company
him
His
comfortable
to
His
company
paid
him
enough
to
have
a
comfortable
lifestyle
8
0
/20
could
month
investments
money
more
pay
But
his
so
keep
to
of
mortgage
he
he
have
a
into
every
didn’t
But
he
didn’t
have
a
mortgage
so
he
could
keep
more
of
his
money
to
pay
into
investments
every
month
9
0
/11
investments
even
that
interest
gave
him
income
The
more
and
paid
The
investments
paid
interest
and
that
gave
him
even
more
income
10
0
/7
is
glad
was
organised
so
he
Karl
Karl
is
glad
he
was
so
organised
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence