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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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business has Internet an Frederick
Frederick has an Internet business
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the things of on lots Internet He’s sold
He’s sold lots of things on the Internet
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E many bay selling He few on for different he’s has things websites sold also a specialised and
He has a few specialised websites for selling and he’s also sold many different things on E bay
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He’s too sometimes sold and clothes concert tickets books he’s and sold
He’s sold concert tickets and clothes and sometimes he’s sold books too
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sold that too on bay says friend’s me for E risky even is but My cars Frederick
My friend’s even sold cars on E bay says Frederick but that is too risky for me
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a He there internet the secret says on selling is to
He says there is a secret to selling on the internet
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things You don’t sell he sell you dreams says
You don’t sell things you sell dreams he says
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at what is so is good that he And
And that is what he is so good at
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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