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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
1
0
/10
streets
breakfast
morning
Madison
the
every
before
almost
in
ran
Madison
ran
in
the
streets
almost
every
morning
before
breakfast
2
0
/8
and
feel
keep
fit
good
to
She
ran
She
ran
to
keep
fit
and
feel
good
3
0
/19
very
keep
and
a
her
office
needed
hard
politician
health
because
running
work
to
is
for
she
She
was
She
needed
to
keep
her
health
because
she
was
a
politician
and
running
for
office
is
very
hard
work
4
0
/11
usually
and
She
office
years
ran
every
she
for
won
four
She
ran
for
office
every
four
years
and
usually
she
won
5
0
/15
up
people
ran
It
government
amazing
most
a
because
her
that
deficit
would
shock
was
It
was
amazing
because
her
government
ran
up
a
deficit
that
would
shock
most
people
6
0
/14
Since
the
didn’t
about
for
municipal
know
government
ran
much
they
office
debt
she
Since
she
ran
for
municipal
office
they
didn’t
know
much
about
the
government
debt
7
0
/10
But
running
the
a
of
needed
help
lot
city
she
But
she
needed
a
lot
of
help
running
the
city
8
0
/15
in
talked
much
of
her
out
too
She
most
time
she
because
ran
of
meetings
She
ran
out
of
time
in
most
of
her
meetings
because
she
talked
too
much
9
0
/11
time
to
her
well
help
her
an
She
needed
manage
assistant
She
needed
an
assistant
to
help
her
manage
her
time
well
10
0
/12
running
thing
fact
best
did
the
breakfast
before
was
In
she
one
In
fact
the
one
thing
she
did
best
was
running
before
breakfast
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence