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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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something Angela’s read everyday
Angela’s read something everyday
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Because almost can she’s books finish year one read much hundred a so she
Because she’s read so much she can finish almost one hundred books a year
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and important thinks children readers very She too to become reading wants her she is
She thinks reading is very important and she wants her children to become readers too
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why aloud to read them everyday she’s That’s
That’s why she’s read aloud to them everyday
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books hasn’t read course just she And of
And of course she hasn’t just read books
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and the read articles magazines paper in She’s read she’s
She’s read the paper and she’s read articles in magazines
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have her Sometimes for the children together read even she husband and
Sometimes she and her husband have even read together for the children
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and read that They’ve stories fun are amusing
They’ve read stories that are fun and amusing
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will her certainly children just Her become like readers
Her children will certainly become readers just like her
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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

More Grammar Practice

After mastering this word order exercise, continue with these related grammar practice stories: