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