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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
/16
night
that
pm
left
at
every
work
Friday
he
company
has
Lambert
started
since
at
seven
Lambert
has
left
work
at
seven
pm
every
Friday
night
since
he
started
at
that
company
2
0
/6
last
the
He’s
always
to
leave
He’s
always
the
last
to
leave
3
0
/21
years
and
door
the
his
way
building
locked
it
he’s
behind
on
last
him
shut
six
of
out
For
the
the
For
the
last
six
years
he’s
shut
the
door
behind
him
and
locked
it
on
his
way
out
of
the
building
4
0
/21
but
eye
shut
light
turns
blind
it
Sometimes
forgotten
off
office
the
he’s
his
in
the
back
boss
to
a
to
Sometimes
he’s
forgotten
to
shut
off
the
light
in
the
back
office
but
his
boss
turns
a
blind
eye
to
it
5
0
/9
That's
reliable
with
everything
so
else
because
Lambert
is
That's
because
Lambert
is
so
reliable
with
everything
else
6
0
/20
on
boss
Saturday
on
light
shut
to
the
comes
can
work
since
almost
Saturday
always
off
also
in
he
His
His
boss
can
also
shut
the
light
off
on
Saturday
since
he
almost
always
comes
in
to
work
on
Saturday
7
0
/18
been
Friday
night
always
perfectly
Lambert
on
count
down
to
to
able
on
shut
the
factory
has
He
He
has
always
been
able
to
count
on
Lambert
to
shut
down
the
factory
on
Friday
night
perfectly
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