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