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