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