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