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