Dice with Death

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 idiomatic expressions fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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Datshi to dice loves death with
Datshi loves to dice with death
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angry safe it always with to mother play him him and tells gets His
His mother always gets angry with him and tells him to play it safe
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tongs to went ride hammer he his and at wild one mother and day horses Datshi and it likes
Datshi likes to ride wild horses and one day he and his mother went at it hammer and tongs
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said risking was neck his horses the She riding he
She said he was risking his neck riding the horses
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do in He he anyway it would his and said dug heels
He dug in his heels and said he would do it anyway
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in convinced him the Finally river horses she to the ride
Finally she convinced him to ride the horses in the river
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he happy they now are both last agreed long At and
At long last he agreed and now they are both happy
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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 idiomatic expressions 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