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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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0
/12
children
Amber
of
every
almost
her
sent
week
her
pictures
parents
to
Amber
sent
pictures
of
her
children
to
her
parents
almost
every
week
2
0
/12
cheap
pictures
the
it
email
send
to
used
so
very
She
was
She
used
email
to
send
the
pictures
so
it
was
very
cheap
3
0
/14
sent
still
But
through
a
wrote
she
letters
the
and
month
once
them
mail
But
she
still
wrote
letters
and
sent
them
through
the
mail
once
a
month
4
0
/6
parents
her
sent
letters
And
back
And
her
parents
sent
letters
back
5
0
/11
risky
was
money
They
sent
the
it
letters
because
never
in
They
never
sent
money
in
the
letters
because
it
was
risky
6
0
/16
a
When
oldest
house
to
her
Amber
her
parent’s
Amber’s
twelve
was
week
daughter
sent
once
When
Amber’s
oldest
daughter
was
twelve
Amber
sent
her
to
her
parent’s
house
once
a
week
7
0
/9
city
lived
her
as
parents
same
Amber
the
in
Amber
lived
in
the
same
city
as
her
parents
8
0
/13
mail
though
letters
in
even
sent
she
the
by
Amber
lived
same
city
Amber
sent
letters
by
mail
even
though
she
lived
in
the
same
city
9
0
/4
values
Amber
just
tradition
Amber
just
values
tradition
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