spend-perfect_tense
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
spent
TV
a
watching
time
lot
Lianne’s
of
Lianne’s
spent
a
lot
of
time
watching
TV
2
0
/3
She
likes
it
She
likes
it
3
0
/14
that
her
save
tells
she
friends
TV
you
watching
money
spending
helps
time
But
But
she
tells
her
friends
that
spending
time
watching
TV
helps
you
save
money
4
0
/24
not
so
when
watching
for
and
TV
was
TV
money
She
cheaper
better
at
shopping
times
she
she’s
been
watching
spent
has
says
her
She
says
she’s
spent
money
shopping
at
times
when
she
was
not
watching
TV
so
watching
TV
has
been
cheaper
and
better
for
her
5
0
/20
not
spend
more
thinks
time
mother
TV
Her
she
watching
and
life
watching
her
whole
spends
to
her
any
tells
Her
mother
thinks
she
spends
her
whole
life
watching
TV
and
tells
her
not
to
spend
any
more
time
watching
6
0
/4
does
Lianne
listen
not
Lianne
does
not
listen
7
0
/13
on
a
spent
just
In
fact
new
a
TV
lot
of
she's
money
In
fact
she's
just
spent
a
lot
of
money
on
a
new
TV
8
0
/4
likes
TV
She
watching
She
likes
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