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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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/4
Colleen
said
things
softly
Colleen
said
things
softly
2
0
/7
talked
her
Yet
when
she
everyone
heard
Yet
when
she
talked
everyone
heard
her
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0
/13
not
her
it
for
was
It
important
tone
was
was
volume
that
the
It
was
not
the
volume
that
was
important
for
her
it
was
tone
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0
/14
was
tone
that
Colleen
the
it
important
said
message
conveyed
her
very
something
When
When
Colleen
said
something
her
tone
conveyed
the
message
that
it
was
very
important
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0
/12
not
properly
many
did
know
talk
said
She
to
how
that
officials
She
said
that
many
officials
did
not
know
how
to
talk
properly
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0
/23
urgency
when
of
volume
they
too
enough
the
did
stress
not
said
with
importance
and
much
They
said
they
things
things
and
it
They
said
things
with
too
much
urgency
and
volume
and
when
they
said
things
they
did
not
stress
the
importance
of
it
enough
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0
/22
the
only
important
that
was
When
said
flatly
louder
disagreed
noise
and
increases
people
said
volume
with
she
more
her
things
Saying
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
had
opinions
She
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