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