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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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a time lot TV watching of spent Lianne’s
Lianne’s spent a lot of time watching TV
Listen
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She it likes
She likes it
Listen
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friends helps you time spending tells that save money her But watching TV she
But she tells her friends that spending time watching TV helps you save money
Listen
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TV better shopping money has She so watching cheaper she’s times and she when watching spent says at been her was for not TV
She says she’s spent money shopping at times when she was not watching TV so watching TV has been cheaper and better for her
Listen
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watching life thinks time any her to spend more mother tells and not spends Her her TV watching whole she
Her mother thinks she spends her whole life watching TV and tells her not to spend any more time watching
Listen
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not listen Lianne does
Lianne does not listen
Listen
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she's TV new money of just on In lot spent fact a a
In fact she's just spent a lot of money on a new TV
Listen
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TV watching likes She
She likes watching TV
Listen

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