put-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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the
table
keys
house
her
into
on
put
Ellen
and
came
the
Ellen
came
into
the
house
and
put
her
keys
on
the
table
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/9
the
the
groceries
put
down
she
Then
counter
on
Then
she
put
the
groceries
down
on
the
counter
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/12
small
put
her
a
tray
her
in
keys
bedroom
usually
She
in
She
usually
put
her
keys
in
a
small
tray
in
her
bedroom
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was
because
groceries
holding
to
them
and
not
did
of
different
she
lots
Today
drop
want
was
she
Today
was
different
because
she
was
holding
lots
of
groceries
and
she
did
not
want
to
drop
them
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was
her
The
keys
problem
tray
this
putting
of
the
in
that
from
was
habit
different
The
problem
was
that
this
was
different
from
her
habit
of
putting
keys
in
the
tray
6
0
/9
One
later
not
could
find
keys
she
the
hour
One
hour
later
she
could
not
find
the
keys
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0
/11
finally
the
to
move
decided
she
found
them
When
she
tray
When
she
finally
found
them
she
decided
to
move
the
tray
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tray
in
put
the
She
the
easy
entrance
keys
there
time
it
every
the
so
to
put
near
she
came
was
She
put
the
tray
near
the
entrance
so
it
was
easy
to
put
the
keys
there
every
time
she
came
in
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