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