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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into
the
the
her
put
and
keys
table
house
Ellen
on
came
Ellen
came
into
the
house
and
put
her
keys
on
the
table
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/9
she
Then
groceries
the
counter
down
put
on
the
Then
she
put
the
groceries
down
on
the
counter
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0
/12
usually
She
a
her
tray
in
bedroom
in
her
put
small
keys
She
usually
put
her
keys
in
a
small
tray
in
her
bedroom
4
0
/18
she
did
holding
them
she
different
not
was
Today
lots
and
because
drop
groceries
was
want
of
to
Today
was
different
because
she
was
holding
lots
of
groceries
and
she
did
not
want
to
drop
them
5
0
/16
tray
different
keys
was
the
this
The
that
from
was
putting
problem
in
of
her
habit
The
problem
was
that
this
was
different
from
her
habit
of
putting
keys
in
the
tray
6
0
/9
keys
find
not
the
later
hour
could
she
One
One
hour
later
she
could
not
find
the
keys
7
0
/11
them
she
to
decided
she
tray
found
When
finally
move
the
When
she
finally
found
them
she
decided
to
move
the
tray
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0
/21
it
the
she
the
time
came
tray
every
in
entrance
She
to
the
put
easy
put
was
so
keys
near
there
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