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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
Karl
down
month
paid
credit
his
debt
card
Karl
paid
down
his
credit
card
debt
every
month
2
0
/17
the
that
taxes
money
at
every
he
saved
monthly
also
end
He
pay
of
year
to
owed
He
also
saved
money
monthly
to
pay
taxes
that
he
owed
at
the
end
of
every
year
3
0
/11
common
is
did
not
but
it
sense
many
people
just
This
This
is
just
common
sense
but
not
many
people
did
it
4
0
/10
many
this
too
attention
Karl
to
paid
other
things
like
Karl
paid
attention
to
many
other
things
like
this
too
5
0
/10
it
paid
off
organised
kept
and
life
handsomely
his
He
He
kept
his
life
organised
and
it
paid
off
handsomely
6
0
/7
and
money
had
extra
worries
He
fewer
He
had
extra
money
and
fewer
worries
7
0
/10
company
enough
to
comfortable
a
His
him
paid
lifestyle
have
His
company
paid
him
enough
to
have
a
comfortable
lifestyle
8
0
/20
a
he
didn’t
of
so
mortgage
into
his
keep
pay
every
more
month
But
he
to
could
investments
have
money
But
he
didn’t
have
a
mortgage
so
he
could
keep
more
of
his
money
to
pay
into
investments
every
month
9
0
/11
interest
more
even
The
and
investments
that
income
him
gave
paid
The
investments
paid
interest
and
that
gave
him
even
more
income
10
0
/7
organised
he
Karl
is
was
glad
so
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