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