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