spend-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
/8
of
TV
a
watching
Lianne
lot
time
spent
Lianne
spent
a
lot
of
time
watching
TV
2
0
/3
She
liked
it
She
liked
it
3
0
/14
But
friends
TV
her
helps
time
spending
you
that
she
told
money
watching
save
But
she
told
her
friends
that
spending
time
watching
TV
helps
you
save
money
4
0
/21
was
and
her
money
She
TV
better
TV
watching
said
watching
so
for
when
spent
not
cheaper
was
she
shopping
she
She
said
she
spent
money
shopping
when
she
was
not
watching
TV
so
watching
TV
was
cheaper
and
better
for
her
5
0
/25
spend
more
and
listen
Her
not
she
spent
Lianne
to
watching
her
life
but
time
thought
not
TV
told
did
mother
watching
her
any
whole
Her
mother
thought
she
spent
her
whole
life
watching
TV
and
told
her
not
to
spend
any
more
time
watching
but
Lianne
did
not
listen
6
0
/4
liked
She
watching
TV
She
liked
watching
TV
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