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