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

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence