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