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