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