dig-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
/9
Edward
loved
in
and
sand
playing
Lisa
together
the
Lisa
and
Edward
loved
playing
in
the
sand
together
2
0
/16
both
played
cars
in
on
sandbox
and
Sunday
were
They
four
old
they
the
years
with
They
were
both
four
years
old
and
they
played
with
cars
in
the
sandbox
on
Sunday
3
0
/12
Lisa
dug
Edward
to
up
dug
buildings
make
sand
and
with
tunnels
Lisa
dug
tunnels
and
Edward
dug
up
sand
to
make
buildings
with
4
0
/11
afternoon
They
the
for
and
tired
dug
never
in
hours
got
They
dug
for
hours
in
the
afternoon
and
never
got
tired
5
0
/13
not
the
through
dug
collapse
tunnel
very
carefully
sand
the
would
Lisa
so
Lisa
dug
through
the
sand
very
carefully
so
the
tunnel
would
not
collapse
6
0
/13
the
where
was
sand
the
sandbox
of
corner
the
dug
moist
Edward
into
Edward
dug
into
the
corner
of
the
sandbox
where
the
sand
was
moist
7
0
/8
thought
he
This
was
with
better
for
building
This
was
better
for
building
with
he
thought
8
0
/18
playing
them
to
took
pictures
sandbox
they
the
them
show
much
liked
mothers
Their
in
of
digging
how
Their
mothers
took
pictures
of
them
playing
in
the
sandbox
to
show
them
how
much
they
liked
digging
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