build-past
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
1
0
/4
Thornton
built
Bob
houses
Bob
Thornton
built
houses
2
0
/13
before
and
built
His
them
with
his
him
father
Bob
houses
built
father
His
father
before
him
built
houses
and
Bob
built
them
with
his
father
3
0
/7
even
a
construction
ran
together
company
They
They
even
ran
a
construction
company
together
4
0
/8
never
but
It
stopped
building
Bob
successful
was
It
was
successful
but
Bob
never
stopped
building
5
0
/11
On
son
Bob
his
with
teach
him
built
to
how
weekends
On
weekends
Bob
built
with
his
son
to
teach
him
how
6
0
/6
company
son
Now
runs
his
the
Now
his
son
runs
the
company
7
0
/14
the
same
son
the
and
work
is
loved
now
he
built
because
Bob
his
Bob
built
because
he
loved
the
work
and
now
his
son
is
the
same
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0
/6
a
They
are
of
builders
family
They
are
a
family
of
builders
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence