catch-perfect_tense
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
/5
Dale
baseball
play
to
likes
Dale
likes
to
play
baseball
2
0
/5
years
old
He
twelve
is
He
is
twelve
years
old
3
0
/8
all
practices
at
the
caught
balls
He's
easily
He's
caught
balls
easily
at
all
the
practices
4
0
/7
very
the
caught
even
He's
ones
fast
He's
even
caught
the
very
fast
ones
5
0
/8
year
practiced
everyday
the
last
He's
almost
for
He's
practiced
almost
everyday
for
the
last
year
6
0
/8
long
too
practices
gets
he
When
tired
he
When
he
practices
too
long
he
gets
tired
7
0
/10
gotten
he's
tired
he's
cold
Every
too
a
time
caught
Every
time
he's
gotten
too
tired
he's
caught
a
cold
8
0
/12
the
after
playing
his
he
practice
is
Today
boys
tag
other
with
Today
after
his
practice
he
is
playing
tag
with
the
other
boys
9
0
/14
very
fast
caught
is
he
easily
this
tired
They've
time
not
him
because
and
They've
caught
him
easily
this
time
because
he
is
tired
and
not
very
fast
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