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