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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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into the the her put and keys table house Ellen on came
Ellen came into the house and put her keys on the table
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she Then groceries the counter down put on the
Then she put the groceries down on the counter
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usually She a her tray in bedroom in her put small keys
She usually put her keys in a small tray in her bedroom
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she did holding them she different not was Today lots and because drop groceries was want of to
Today was different because she was holding lots of groceries and she did not want to drop them
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tray different keys was the this The that from was putting problem in of her habit
The problem was that this was different from her habit of putting keys in the tray
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keys find not the later hour could she One
One hour later she could not find the keys
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them she to decided she tray found When finally move the
When she finally found them she decided to move the tray
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it the she the time came tray every in entrance She to the put easy put was so keys near there
She put the tray near the entrance so it was easy to put the keys there every time she came in
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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