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