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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table
on
keys
her
the
the
into
came
and
put
Ellen
house
Ellen
came
into
the
house
and
put
her
keys
on
the
table
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0
/9
down
the
counter
the
on
she
Then
put
groceries
Then
she
put
the
groceries
down
on
the
counter
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tray
keys
small
her
in
bedroom
usually
She
put
in
her
a
She
usually
put
her
keys
in
a
small
tray
in
her
bedroom
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drop
different
of
to
holding
groceries
Today
want
was
lots
she
them
because
she
not
did
and
was
Today
was
different
because
she
was
holding
lots
of
groceries
and
she
did
not
want
to
drop
them
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/16
that
different
habit
keys
problem
was
The
putting
in
her
of
from
this
was
tray
the
The
problem
was
that
this
was
different
from
her
habit
of
putting
keys
in
the
tray
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0
/9
the
not
keys
could
she
find
One
later
hour
One
hour
later
she
could
not
find
the
keys
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0
/11
finally
she
them
tray
decided
When
she
the
found
move
to
When
she
finally
found
them
she
decided
to
move
the
tray
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easy
put
She
so
there
every
tray
entrance
put
keys
was
it
in
she
came
the
near
to
the
the
time
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