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