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