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