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