dig-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
/9
Edward
the
playing
and
loved
Lisa
together
sand
in
Lisa
and
Edward
loved
playing
in
the
sand
together
2
0
/16
cars
were
with
the
old
on
they
in
years
sandbox
They
played
Sunday
both
four
and
They
were
both
four
years
old
and
they
played
with
cars
in
the
sandbox
on
Sunday
3
0
/12
sand
dug
with
dug
tunnels
up
to
and
Edward
buildings
make
Lisa
Lisa
dug
tunnels
and
Edward
dug
up
sand
to
make
buildings
with
4
0
/11
tired
in
got
hours
dug
and
afternoon
never
for
the
They
They
dug
for
hours
in
the
afternoon
and
never
got
tired
5
0
/13
collapse
so
not
carefully
very
dug
tunnel
the
through
the
Lisa
sand
would
Lisa
dug
through
the
sand
very
carefully
so
the
tunnel
would
not
collapse
6
0
/13
the
dug
sandbox
the
corner
where
moist
the
Edward
sand
of
into
was
Edward
dug
into
the
corner
of
the
sandbox
where
the
sand
was
moist
7
0
/8
with
he
thought
for
building
This
better
was
This
was
better
for
building
with
he
thought
8
0
/18
they
in
liked
show
to
playing
digging
how
of
much
sandbox
the
them
Their
mothers
took
pictures
them
Their
mothers
took
pictures
of
them
playing
in
the
sandbox
to
show
them
how
much
they
liked
digging
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