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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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put his lot Danny’s job up with a on
Danny’s put up with a lot on his job
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and not lot a and dirty does for dangerous get It’s money of difficult it he
It’s dirty difficult and dangerous and he does not get a lot of money for it
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put fires for he’s time a so lot firefighter been He’s long a of out a
He’s been a firefighter for a long time so he’s put out a lot of fires
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out that doesn't easy mean job put hasn’t fires but everyday his is He
He hasn’t put out fires everyday but that doesn't mean his job is easy
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fires He's when time put put physical doing no are there in training of to everyday lots hard out
He's put in lots of time doing hard physical training everyday when there are no fires to put out
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the fires cause also He’s out total explain fire been of press releases and to put after the damage put out the have
He’s also put out press releases after fires have been put out to explain the cause of the fire and the total damage
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often questions press a from the they polite lot and of The men are difficult not ask
The men from the press ask a lot of difficult questions and they are often not polite
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job with his put lot on a up Danny’s
Danny’s put up with a lot on his job
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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