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