spend-perfect_tense
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
a
time
lot
spent
Lianne’s
watching
of
TV
Lianne’s
spent
a
lot
of
time
watching
TV
2
0
/3
likes
it
She
She
likes
it
3
0
/14
she
TV
watching
tells
time
But
that
money
friends
spending
her
helps
you
save
But
she
tells
her
friends
that
spending
time
watching
TV
helps
you
save
money
4
0
/24
for
times
she’s
watching
TV
and
says
cheaper
she
at
better
not
was
when
has
money
TV
shopping
her
watching
been
She
so
spent
She
says
she’s
spent
money
shopping
at
times
when
she
was
not
watching
TV
so
watching
TV
has
been
cheaper
and
better
for
her
5
0
/20
her
watching
any
Her
not
to
watching
more
life
time
whole
tells
thinks
mother
her
she
spends
spend
and
TV
Her
mother
thinks
she
spends
her
whole
life
watching
TV
and
tells
her
not
to
spend
any
more
time
watching
6
0
/4
Lianne
not
does
listen
Lianne
does
not
listen
7
0
/13
of
a
money
she's
new
fact
spent
on
lot
TV
In
a
just
In
fact
she's
just
spent
a
lot
of
money
on
a
new
TV
8
0
/4
likes
TV
She
watching
She
likes
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