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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 really money with is good
Karl is really good with money
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credit paid down every He’s his month debt card
He’s paid down his credit card debt every month
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year also saved that the money at owed pay every he to He’s end taxes of monthly
He’s also saved money monthly to pay taxes that he owed at the end of every year
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This done it sense many is not people but just have common
This is just common sense but not many people have done it
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like Karl’s paid other things to attention many too this
Karl’s paid attention to many other things like this too
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it’s kept organised off and handsomely life his paid He’s
He’s kept his life organised and it’s paid off handsomely
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extra had fewer and money He’s worries
He’s had extra money and fewer worries
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have mortgage he a comfortable paid a also but lifestyle him have enough doesn’t to His company’s
His company’s paid him enough to have a comfortable lifestyle but he also doesn’t have a mortgage
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month he into investments means can every This pay
This means he can pay into investments every month
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income The even more and interest him paid has have investments given that
The investments have paid interest and that has given him even more income
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has he glad so is organised Karl been
Karl is glad he has been 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