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