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