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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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to Dean see liked movies
Dean liked to see movies
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He all new saw the they came days within movies after out
He saw all the new movies within days after they came out
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a at in week more cinema in town sometimes the People face lived his who least saw once his
People who lived in his town saw his face in the cinema at least once a week sometimes more
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that liked his see movies said of much You light He mother never so day the
He liked movies so much that his mother said You never see the light of day
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sometime and those outside movies watching go Stop
Stop watching those movies and go outside sometime
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languages movies even He different watched in
He even watched movies in different languages
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of the them subtitles and saw actors heard He natural enjoyed voices because the the he
He enjoyed them because he saw the subtitles and heard the natural voices of the actors
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this He very much liked
He liked this very much
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he never because though He much saw movies his many watched neighbours so
He never saw his neighbours much though because he watched so many movies
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and Anyone a thought joke was theatre almost who of it him became it surprising a saw outside
Anyone who saw him outside of a theatre thought it was surprising and it almost became a joke
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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