put-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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keys
and
the
put
came
table
on
into
the
house
her
Ellen
Ellen
came
into
the
house
and
put
her
keys
on
the
table
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0
/9
the
down
counter
Then
she
groceries
on
the
put
Then
she
put
the
groceries
down
on
the
counter
3
0
/12
She
in
a
keys
in
bedroom
small
usually
her
her
tray
put
She
usually
put
her
keys
in
a
small
tray
in
her
bedroom
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0
/18
different
of
because
lots
holding
did
want
them
to
and
drop
was
she
Today
she
was
not
groceries
Today
was
different
because
she
was
holding
lots
of
groceries
and
she
did
not
want
to
drop
them
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/16
her
different
this
problem
tray
the
in
was
The
was
putting
that
habit
from
of
keys
The
problem
was
that
this
was
different
from
her
habit
of
putting
keys
in
the
tray
6
0
/9
One
later
keys
hour
not
the
find
she
could
One
hour
later
she
could
not
find
the
keys
7
0
/11
found
finally
them
decided
the
When
to
tray
she
move
she
When
she
finally
found
them
she
decided
to
move
the
tray
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0
/21
the
She
the
so
to
it
tray
time
easy
near
put
entrance
she
there
was
every
put
in
keys
the
came
She
put
the
tray
near
the
entrance
so
it
was
easy
to
put
the
keys
there
every
time
she
came
in
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