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