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