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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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ran
the
streets
every
morning
before
breakfast
in
almost
Madison
Madison
ran
in
the
streets
almost
every
morning
before
breakfast
2
0
/8
ran
good
to
fit
feel
She
keep
and
She
ran
to
keep
fit
and
feel
good
3
0
/19
politician
is
because
to
and
needed
was
running
for
her
work
very
keep
a
office
She
health
hard
she
She
needed
to
keep
her
health
because
she
was
a
politician
and
running
for
office
is
very
hard
work
4
0
/11
usually
four
every
ran
years
office
won
She
and
for
she
She
ran
for
office
every
four
years
and
usually
she
won
5
0
/15
people
was
amazing
most
shock
government
her
ran
a
would
deficit
that
up
It
because
It
was
amazing
because
her
government
ran
up
a
deficit
that
would
shock
most
people
6
0
/14
for
the
office
she
debt
about
Since
government
didn’t
they
much
ran
know
municipal
Since
she
ran
for
municipal
office
they
didn’t
know
much
about
the
government
debt
7
0
/10
But
help
running
she
city
the
of
a
needed
lot
But
she
needed
a
lot
of
help
running
the
city
8
0
/15
time
ran
too
meetings
her
most
out
of
She
of
much
talked
she
in
because
She
ran
out
of
time
in
most
of
her
meetings
because
she
talked
too
much
9
0
/11
her
to
help
an
She
well
assistant
manage
her
needed
time
She
needed
an
assistant
to
help
her
manage
her
time
well
10
0
/12
In
the
before
did
thing
fact
one
was
running
best
breakfast
she
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