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