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