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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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lot TV Lianne watching of spent a time
Lianne spent a lot of time watching TV
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She liked it
She liked it
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spending told time helps money save you she her TV But watching friends that
But she told her friends that spending time watching TV helps you save money
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cheaper so better for TV watching she spent shopping not She TV watching was was said her she and when money
She said she spent money shopping when she was not watching TV so watching TV was cheaper and better for her
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time life Her did she watching TV spend her told more any but her spent to not Lianne whole listen and watching not mother thought
Her mother thought she spent her whole life watching TV and told her not to spend any more time watching but Lianne did not listen
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She TV watching liked
She liked watching TV
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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