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