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