cut (fast english)

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 natural speed speech fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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as The cut workers they down fast could as trees the
The workers cut down the trees as fast as they could
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very These workers were out and this work and the was hard though for fit they strong cut work were
These workers were very strong and fit and though the work was hard they were cut out for this work
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cutting were a deep when They the on radio got in trees call forest they the
They were deep in the forest cutting trees when they got a call on the radio
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told stop leave to as They they as were cutting could fast and
They were told to stop cutting and leave as fast as they could
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forest leave not fire the they if soon road main from did had be they and cut A started off would
A forest fire had started and if they did not leave soon they would be cut off from the main road
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fire of off or the caught water for would cut off they die If route supply as they surely because were as their fire the air any would them supplies by for well cutting
If they were caught by the fire they would surely die because the fire would cut off their supply of air as well as cutting off any route for supplies or water for them
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got and they quickly out out time road as driven over down the the They moved just on just had get fire swept to in
They moved quickly and got out just in time as the fire swept down on the road they had just driven over to get out
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how natural speed speech are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence