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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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a considered Nick rider himself
Nick considered himself a rider
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horses He sometimes too he people rode guided and
He rode horses and sometimes he guided people too
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horses be he he them others of could care took always knew special When rode with because difficult him
When others rode with him he always took special care of them because he knew horses could be difficult
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horses ride only He didn’t
He didn’t ride only horses
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anything He rode could he
He rode anything he could
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His camels rode on their farm friends
His friends rode camels on their farm
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a were they quite and special was farm rich It
It was a special farm and they were quite rich
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when visit he with rode He camels to went them
He rode camels with them when he went to visit
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was horses riding his But specialty
But riding horses was his specialty
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be considered to himself Nick an rider expert
Nick considered himself to be an expert rider
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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