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