spend-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
1
0
/8
time
TV
spent
of
a
watching
lot
Lianne
Lianne
spent
a
lot
of
time
watching
TV
2
0
/3
it
She
liked
She
liked
it
3
0
/14
told
she
TV
money
spending
friends
helps
time
save
her
you
that
But
watching
But
she
told
her
friends
that
spending
time
watching
TV
helps
you
save
money
4
0
/21
was
watching
cheaper
for
so
shopping
She
not
said
better
her
she
watching
when
TV
money
and
she
spent
TV
was
She
said
she
spent
money
shopping
when
she
was
not
watching
TV
so
watching
TV
was
cheaper
and
better
for
her
5
0
/25
her
and
mother
spend
watching
more
her
spent
she
watching
but
life
not
told
thought
to
listen
time
any
did
TV
Her
whole
Lianne
not
Her
mother
thought
she
spent
her
whole
life
watching
TV
and
told
her
not
to
spend
any
more
time
watching
but
Lianne
did
not
listen
6
0
/4
She
liked
TV
watching
She
liked
watching
TV
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