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