hit-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
ground
hit
the
a
The
ball
thud
with
dull
The
ball
hit
the
ground
with
a
dull
thud
2
0
/5
was
knew
Dimpho
he
out
Dimpho
knew
he
was
out
3
0
/11
foul
ball
just
He
baseball
hit
and
a
playing
he
was
He
was
playing
baseball
and
he
just
hit
a
foul
ball
4
0
/17
lightly
on
players
one
team
and
hit
to
the
head
He
back
him
the
of
walked
his
He
walked
back
to
his
team
and
one
of
the
players
hit
him
lightly
on
the
head
5
0
/10
it
time
hit
about
worry
you
can
Don't
it
next
Don't
worry
about
it
you
can
hit
it
next
time
6
0
/10
difficult
such
It's
target
small
he
to
hit
said
a
It's
difficult
to
hit
such
a
small
target
he
said
7
0
/13
trying
was
for
the
first
and
was
Dimpho
time
baseball
It
practice
time
It
was
practice
time
and
Dimpho
was
trying
baseball
for
the
first
time
8
0
/8
difficult
He
was
it
but
liked
it
quite
He
liked
it
but
it
was
quite
difficult
9
0
/13
Let's
go
his
road
practice
After
the
and
hit
said
the
home
friend
After
the
practice
his
friend
said
Let's
hit
the
road
and
go
home
10
0
/8
said
sighed
good
and
that
Dimpho
Yeah
sounds
Dimpho
sighed
and
said
Yeah
that
sounds
good
11
0
/4
quietly
home
They
went
They
went
home
quietly
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