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