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