drive-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
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liked drive Darleen to
Darleen liked to drive
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her she fact hobby In it considered
In fact she considered it her hobby
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about thirty for the she she for minutes When weekend down park work every week the drove forty by stopped or
When she stopped work for the weekend she drove down by the park for about thirty or forty minutes every week
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new a for three to she or always Saturday two On drove mornings place hours almost
On Saturday mornings she drove for two or three hours almost always to a new place
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to asked her a day her could if drive brother a for One hotel business meeting she him
One day her brother asked her if she could drive him to a hotel for a business meeting
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it drove right there and knew She without question was away where him a
She knew where it was right away and drove him there without a question
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told and than that too better she He thanked better she and that drove her taxi a was her
He told her that she was better than a taxi and that she drove better too and thanked her
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how grammar patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence