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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
1
0
/5
movies
liked
to
Dean
see
Dean
liked
to
see
movies
2
0
/12
days
out
they
new
saw
all
the
He
came
after
within
movies
He
saw
all
the
new
movies
within
days
after
they
came
out
3
0
/19
once
his
in
cinema
who
at
week
his
a
People
sometimes
more
saw
the
face
in
least
town
lived
People
who
lived
in
his
town
saw
his
face
in
the
cinema
at
least
once
a
week
sometimes
more
4
0
/16
liked
much
so
day
the
He
said
his
light
that
of
movies
see
never
You
mother
He
liked
movies
so
much
that
his
mother
said
You
never
see
the
light
of
day
5
0
/8
Stop
those
sometime
go
movies
and
outside
watching
Stop
watching
those
movies
and
go
outside
sometime
6
0
/7
He
even
movies
in
watched
languages
different
He
even
watched
movies
in
different
languages
7
0
/16
the
saw
He
subtitles
the
actors
because
enjoyed
heard
natural
and
of
voices
the
them
he
He
enjoyed
them
because
he
saw
the
subtitles
and
heard
the
natural
voices
of
the
actors
8
0
/5
very
liked
He
much
this
He
liked
this
very
much
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0
/13
neighbours
much
many
because
He
saw
never
his
movies
he
watched
so
though
He
never
saw
his
neighbours
much
though
because
he
watched
so
many
movies
10
0
/18
theatre
almost
surprising
Anyone
him
was
became
who
a
of
outside
saw
thought
and
a
joke
it
it
Anyone
who
saw
him
outside
of
a
theatre
thought
it
was
surprising
and
it
almost
became
a
joke
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence