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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
things
Colleen
softly
Colleen
said
things
softly
2
0
/7
she
heard
talked
when
her
Yet
everyone
Yet
when
she
talked
everyone
heard
her
3
0
/13
It
volume
that
it
for
important
the
was
her
tone
was
not
was
It
was
not
the
volume
that
was
important
for
her
it
was
tone
4
0
/14
important
message
very
that
When
Colleen
the
conveyed
her
something
it
was
said
tone
When
Colleen
said
something
her
tone
conveyed
the
message
that
it
was
very
important
5
0
/12
not
know
that
did
talk
She
how
many
said
officials
properly
to
She
said
that
many
officials
did
not
know
how
to
talk
properly
6
0
/23
said
of
when
and
much
did
enough
urgency
things
importance
volume
and
things
with
said
they
stress
the
They
it
not
too
they
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
Saying
said
the
was
When
noise
important
her
said
that
more
only
people
things
increases
disagreed
she
with
volume
louder
flatly
and
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
strong
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