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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
/5
has
many
Colleen
things
said
Colleen
has
said
many
things
2
0
/9
said
voice
in
them
quiet
always
She
has
a
She
has
always
said
them
in
a
quiet
voice
3
0
/9
when
Yet
has
heard
her
talked
she
everyone
has
Yet
when
she
has
talked
everyone
has
heard
her
4
0
/13
important
for
is
is
is
tone
It
the
her
volume
that
not
it
It
is
not
the
volume
that
is
important
for
her
it
is
tone
5
0
/16
it
her
has
that
conveyed
was
Whenever
has
important
very
Colleen
something
tone
said
the
message
Whenever
Colleen
has
said
something
her
tone
has
conveyed
the
message
that
it
was
very
important
6
0
/13
officials
know
many
that
not
do
said
She
has
talk
to
how
properly
She
has
said
that
many
officials
do
not
know
how
to
talk
properly
7
0
/9
things
They
volume
urgency
and
too
much
say
with
They
say
things
with
too
much
urgency
and
volume
8
0
/12
make
with
volume
try
seem
their
They
though
important
often
to
everything
They
often
try
to
make
everything
seem
important
with
their
volume
though
9
0
/12
more
important
people
said
is
Many
that
with
disagreed
and
volume
her
Many
people
disagreed
with
her
and
said
that
volume
is
more
important
10
0
/11
the
noise
things
She
louder
only
said
Saying
has
flatly
increases
She
has
flatly
said
Saying
things
louder
only
increases
the
noise
11
0
/4
opinions
She
has
strong
She
has
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