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