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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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card down credit every debt his paid Karl month
Karl paid down his credit card debt every month
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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
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but sense is people not it common just did This many
This is just common sense but not many people did it
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to like things attention other paid this Karl many too
Karl paid attention to many other things like this too
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off paid and handsomely it kept organised He life his
He kept his life organised and it paid off handsomely
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worries money and had extra fewer He
He had extra money and fewer worries
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lifestyle enough comfortable him His paid company have a to
His company paid him enough to have a comfortable lifestyle
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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
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income him that interest gave investments even more paid and The
The investments paid interest and that gave him even more income
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glad is was organised so he Karl
Karl is glad he was so organised
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence