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