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