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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
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bus
every
the
half
and
the
Joel’s
for
hours
a
sat
for
past
four
on
one
day
years
Joel’s
sat
on
the
bus
for
one
and
a
half
hours
every
day
for
the
past
four
years
2
0
/20
the
He’s
minutes
the
for
since
crowded
usually
morning
bus
it
in
is
but
forty
sat
is
so
five
stressful
He’s
sat
for
forty
five
minutes
in
the
morning
but
it
is
usually
stressful
since
the
bus
is
so
crowded
3
0
/14
for
after
work
the
home
way
on
sat
minutes
Then
five
another
forty
he’s
Then
after
work
he’s
sat
for
another
forty
five
minutes
on
the
way
home
4
0
/20
the
tired
with
he
of
sits
most
quite
at
day
end
He
days
usually
is
down
the
a
since
plump
He
usually
sits
down
with
a
plump
at
the
end
of
the
day
since
he
is
quite
tired
most
days
5
0
/20
at
so
road
can
bus
the
watch
the
enjoy
and
of
sat
he
view
the
front
And
always
the
he’s
And
he’s
always
sat
at
the
front
of
the
bus
so
he
can
watch
the
road
and
enjoy
the
view
6
0
/15
he
feels
when
he
a
is
does
labour
big
manual
He
sits
bonus
so
it
He
does
manual
labour
so
when
he
sits
he
feels
it
is
a
big
bonus
7
0
/18
he
since
the
sits
he
he
beside
doesn’t
bus
relax
cannot
a
on
student
if
kids
like
But
But
if
he
sits
beside
a
student
on
the
bus
he
cannot
relax
since
he
doesn’t
like
kids
8
0
/8
much
squirm
and
too
He
thinks
move
they
He
thinks
they
squirm
and
move
too
much
9
0
/8
riding
Joel
in
likes
all
All
bus
the
All
in
all
Joel
likes
riding
the
bus
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