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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
Colleen
said
things
softly
Colleen
said
things
softly
2
0
/7
when
she
heard
everyone
talked
Yet
her
Yet
when
she
talked
everyone
heard
her
3
0
/13
tone
not
for
the
that
volume
was
her
it
important
was
was
It
It
was
not
the
volume
that
was
important
for
her
it
was
tone
4
0
/14
very
Colleen
her
that
message
tone
it
was
something
conveyed
important
the
said
When
When
Colleen
said
something
her
tone
conveyed
the
message
that
it
was
very
important
5
0
/12
not
talk
did
know
properly
officials
many
to
said
that
She
how
She
said
that
many
officials
did
not
know
how
to
talk
properly
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0
/23
urgency
of
said
too
it
with
they
not
much
said
volume
enough
things
importance
stress
the
things
They
and
they
did
and
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
things
more
said
the
When
important
said
and
volume
that
was
she
flatly
louder
increases
noise
people
only
with
disagreed
her
Saying
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