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