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