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