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