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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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0
/4
softly
said
Colleen
things
Colleen
said
things
softly
2
0
/7
Yet
her
heard
she
talked
everyone
when
Yet
when
she
talked
everyone
heard
her
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0
/13
was
not
volume
for
her
the
was
important
that
It
tone
it
was
It
was
not
the
volume
that
was
important
for
her
it
was
tone
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0
/14
very
it
said
Colleen
that
the
her
important
something
was
When
message
conveyed
tone
When
Colleen
said
something
her
tone
conveyed
the
message
that
it
was
very
important
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0
/12
did
to
said
not
She
know
talk
officials
properly
many
that
how
She
said
that
many
officials
did
not
know
how
to
talk
properly
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0
/23
much
They
things
with
did
too
stress
urgency
of
when
not
enough
volume
they
it
said
said
importance
things
the
they
and
and
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
When
important
things
flatly
was
and
volume
Saying
that
disagreed
people
only
increases
said
her
with
louder
said
more
she
the
noise
When
people
disagreed
with
her
and
said
that
volume
was
more
important
she
flatly
said
Saying
things
louder
only
increases
the
noise
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0
/4
strong
She
opinions
had
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