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