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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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town differently advertising about new thinks The agency advertising in
The new advertising agency in town thinks differently about advertising
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to They things haven't hype sell used
They haven't used hype to sell things
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facts the show to They tried them have
They have tried to show them the facts
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their the in shown ads They’ve figures
They’ve shown the figures in their ads
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shown They’ve the they’ve research polls and of results shown
They’ve shown the results of polls and they’ve shown research
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tried to have people’s twist not they arms But
But they have not tried to twist people’s arms
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One ads their product of used being the pictures of actually greatest has
One of their greatest ads has pictures of the product actually being used
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shown has new company is the it how customers effective And
And the company has shown new customers how effective it is
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consistently a does well time shown this over of how advertising kind They’ve long
They’ve shown how this kind of advertising consistently does well over a long time
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why advertising more customers agency new That’s using have this more and started
That’s why customers have started using this new advertising agency more and more
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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