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