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