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