drive-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
to
Darleen
liked
drive
Darleen
liked
to
drive
2
0
/7
it
she
her
considered
In
hobby
fact
In
fact
she
considered
it
her
hobby
3
0
/21
drove
the
she
park
or
weekend
by
stopped
week
When
for
down
work
forty
every
thirty
the
for
she
about
minutes
When
she
stopped
work
for
the
weekend
she
drove
down
by
the
park
for
about
thirty
or
forty
minutes
every
week
4
0
/16
new
place
three
almost
mornings
a
hours
or
Saturday
she
On
for
to
always
two
drove
On
Saturday
mornings
she
drove
for
two
or
three
hours
almost
always
to
a
new
place
5
0
/18
meeting
him
brother
her
day
business
hotel
she
a
her
to
drive
a
if
could
asked
for
One
One
day
her
brother
asked
her
if
she
could
drive
him
to
a
hotel
for
a
business
meeting
6
0
/14
knew
without
a
question
and
She
it
right
where
there
was
him
away
drove
She
knew
where
it
was
right
away
and
drove
him
there
without
a
question
7
0
/19
that
she
that
better
better
He
her
than
drove
too
a
her
thanked
told
and
taxi
she
and
was
He
told
her
that
she
was
better
than
a
taxi
and
that
she
drove
better
too
and
thanked
her
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