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