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