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