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