Seventh Heaven

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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heaven Ann today in Mary is seventh
Mary Ann is in seventh heaven today
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question her popped Her just boyfriend the to
Her boyfriend just popped the question to her
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spare he his He and the best father no rich is would in promised wedding expense giving ever her
He promised he would spare no expense in giving her the best wedding ever and his father is rich
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wants married he thinks of keep under to He quickly wraps her wants he the until it announces her get world and to but it
He thinks the world of her and wants to get married quickly but until he announces it he wants her to keep it under wraps
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even since to today she's something going her don't for know more that she This friends exciting get makes married her knows it
This makes it even more exciting for her today since she knows something that her friends don't know she's going to get married
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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