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