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