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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
1
0
/4
said
Colleen
softly
things
Colleen
said
things
softly
2
0
/7
her
heard
she
when
talked
everyone
Yet
Yet
when
she
talked
everyone
heard
her
3
0
/13
volume
It
was
for
her
not
important
the
that
was
it
was
tone
It
was
not
the
volume
that
was
important
for
her
it
was
tone
4
0
/14
something
it
When
Colleen
message
conveyed
important
that
tone
very
the
was
her
said
When
Colleen
said
something
her
tone
conveyed
the
message
that
it
was
very
important
5
0
/12
talk
said
know
to
She
how
did
that
not
officials
properly
many
She
said
that
many
officials
did
not
know
how
to
talk
properly
6
0
/23
importance
the
not
said
did
urgency
stress
and
much
of
volume
things
They
too
and
they
said
with
enough
things
they
it
when
They
said
things
with
too
much
urgency
and
volume
and
when
they
said
things
they
did
not
stress
the
importance
of
it
enough
7
0
/22
said
the
volume
her
and
Saying
noise
she
flatly
only
more
people
louder
things
with
increases
important
disagreed
said
was
that
When
When
people
disagreed
with
her
and
said
that
volume
was
more
important
she
flatly
said
Saying
things
louder
only
increases
the
noise
8
0
/4
She
opinions
had
strong
She
had
strong
opinions
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence