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