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