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