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