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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0
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on
the
put
house
her
came
Ellen
the
and
table
keys
into
Ellen
came
into
the
house
and
put
her
keys
on
the
table
2
0
/9
counter
the
the
on
groceries
put
down
she
Then
Then
she
put
the
groceries
down
on
the
counter
3
0
/12
put
in
keys
tray
bedroom
her
usually
a
in
small
She
her
She
usually
put
her
keys
in
a
small
tray
in
her
bedroom
4
0
/18
drop
was
want
groceries
she
them
did
Today
lots
because
not
to
different
holding
was
and
of
she
Today
was
different
because
she
was
holding
lots
of
groceries
and
she
did
not
want
to
drop
them
5
0
/16
that
problem
was
keys
tray
habit
from
of
The
different
putting
the
was
this
in
her
The
problem
was
that
this
was
different
from
her
habit
of
putting
keys
in
the
tray
6
0
/9
not
the
later
could
she
One
hour
find
keys
One
hour
later
she
could
not
find
the
keys
7
0
/11
move
the
finally
she
she
found
When
tray
them
decided
to
When
she
finally
found
them
she
decided
to
move
the
tray
8
0
/21
every
the
was
tray
put
entrance
time
near
so
she
there
came
keys
easy
put
it
She
the
to
the
in
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