ride-past

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