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