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
the
into
and
came
the
house
Ellen
keys
on
put
table
Ellen
came
into
the
house
and
put
her
keys
on
the
table
2
0
/9
on
put
Then
the
she
counter
the
groceries
down
Then
she
put
the
groceries
down
on
the
counter
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0
/12
tray
She
usually
bedroom
her
a
in
put
in
her
keys
small
She
usually
put
her
keys
in
a
small
tray
in
her
bedroom
4
0
/18
drop
different
holding
she
not
did
was
want
lots
and
was
them
she
because
Today
of
to
groceries
Today
was
different
because
she
was
holding
lots
of
groceries
and
she
did
not
want
to
drop
them
5
0
/16
her
this
of
putting
tray
the
habit
in
from
different
The
problem
that
was
keys
was
The
problem
was
that
this
was
different
from
her
habit
of
putting
keys
in
the
tray
6
0
/9
keys
One
the
could
find
hour
she
later
not
One
hour
later
she
could
not
find
the
keys
7
0
/11
found
the
When
decided
to
them
she
she
tray
finally
move
When
she
finally
found
them
she
decided
to
move
the
tray
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0
/21
time
she
it
She
keys
easy
entrance
the
to
was
near
every
tray
the
put
so
put
came
there
the
in
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