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