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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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said Colleen softly things
Colleen said things softly
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her heard she when talked everyone Yet
Yet when she talked everyone heard her
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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
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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
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talk said know to She how did that not officials properly many
She said that many officials did not know how to talk properly
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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
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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
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She opinions had strong
She had strong opinions
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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