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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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of week parents every pictures her almost Amber to her children sent
Amber sent pictures of her children to her parents almost every week
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send it email was cheap very She so to the pictures used
She used email to send the pictures so it was very cheap
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them letters a wrote mail still the month But once she through sent and
But she still wrote letters and sent them through the mail once a month
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sent letters And back her parents
And her parents sent letters back
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sent letters money because was never the risky They it in
They never sent money in the letters because it was risky
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a her to was twelve daughter once week Amber’s her Amber When sent house parent’s oldest
When Amber’s oldest daughter was twelve Amber sent her to her parent’s house once a week
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in lived the parents Amber her city same as
Amber lived in the same city as her parents
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she even sent the same city though letters by mail in Amber lived
Amber sent letters by mail even though she lived in the same city
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tradition Amber just values
Amber just values tradition
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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