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