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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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had chance he’s the beautifully when Carl’s sung
Carl’s sung beautifully when he’s had the chance
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chance And the often he’s had
And he’s had the chance often
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gospel and practised He’s he’s sung regularly
He’s sung gospel and he’s practised regularly
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with a his Friday sung in church of friends he’s group private sung and nights on choir He’s
He’s sung with his church choir and he’s sung in a private group of friends on Friday nights
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their but style sung own a songs Capella They’ve anthems also hymns sung and they’ve
They’ve sung anthems and hymns but they’ve also sung their own songs a Capella style
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people other shy felt never he’s he has sung Since with together
Since he’s sung together with other people he has never felt shy
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a and that with such to be However nice sings he sing wanted quite also if he solo he voice successful could
However he sings with such a nice voice that he could also sing solo and be quite successful if he wanted to
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence