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