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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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Wiley’s traffic a cop
Wiley’s a traffic cop
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He’s stood intersection directing everyday out traffic the in
He’s stood out in the intersection directing traffic everyday
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the stood out he’s stood and He’s in rain sun in out the
He’s stood out in the sun and he’s stood out in the rain
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more cars stands drive out there When he carefully
When he stands out there cars drive more carefully
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just standing You he much around exercise get doesn't might think
You might think he doesn't get much exercise just standing around
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stood a actually in lot intersection everyday out hours but He’s for the he moved
He’s stood out in the intersection for hours everyday but actually he moved a lot
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cars the has watch directions He to all from
He has to watch the cars from all directions
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stood the so still and it's He a noticed him too moved when lot noticed drivers haven't he’s dangerous that he’s
He noticed that when he’s stood too still the drivers haven't noticed him and it's dangerous so he’s moved a lot
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likes his He work
He likes his work
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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