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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
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everyday runs Madison
Madison runs everyday
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run years Madison before has for breakfast
Madison has run before breakfast for years
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to fit She run to keep likes and feel good
She likes to run to keep fit and feel good
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because for very needs and hard She to office keep running work is health she a her is politician
She needs to keep her health because she is a politician and running for office is very hard work
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years four years has run for office sixteen every She for
She has run for office every four years for sixteen years
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elections keeps winning the She
She keeps winning the elections
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would up most government because amazing run is her debt that shock has It a citizens
It is amazing because her government has run up a debt that would shock most citizens
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of a not debt aware is it people many the election Since local are
Since it is a local election many people are not aware of the debt
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But the needs city lot running help she a of
But she needs a lot of help running the city
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meetings She has too she much because run most talks of in of out her time
She has run out of time in most of her meetings because she talks too much
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time well her help assistant her She to an needs manage
She needs an assistant to help her manage her time well
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one In breakfast best the she running before does is thing fact
In fact the one thing she does best is running before breakfast
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence