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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her
and
the
table
Ellen
house
on
put
came
keys
the
into
Ellen
came
into
the
house
and
put
her
keys
on
the
table
2
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/9
put
groceries
counter
Then
the
on
down
the
she
Then
she
put
the
groceries
down
on
the
counter
3
0
/12
in
small
keys
her
usually
a
in
bedroom
She
put
her
tray
She
usually
put
her
keys
in
a
small
tray
in
her
bedroom
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0
/18
them
not
groceries
of
was
different
did
she
to
lots
was
Today
because
holding
and
drop
want
she
Today
was
different
because
she
was
holding
lots
of
groceries
and
she
did
not
want
to
drop
them
5
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/16
the
in
different
was
habit
of
was
her
that
putting
tray
problem
keys
this
The
from
The
problem
was
that
this
was
different
from
her
habit
of
putting
keys
in
the
tray
6
0
/9
not
keys
One
later
she
find
hour
could
the
One
hour
later
she
could
not
find
the
keys
7
0
/11
she
the
When
them
she
found
move
tray
decided
to
finally
When
she
finally
found
them
she
decided
to
move
the
tray
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0
/21
time
She
tray
she
put
so
there
easy
the
put
the
it
was
near
keys
to
came
entrance
every
in
the
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