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