fight (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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to to keep sleep Terry off studying had fight
Terry had to fight off sleep to keep studying
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test Tomorrow ready and feel he didn't still was the big
Tomorrow was the big test and he still didn't feel ready
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another off though fight had problem had infection to an his body He
He had another problem though his body had to fight off an infection
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didn't yet sick He was it slowly getting know he but
He was slowly getting sick but he didn't know it yet
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difficult an attacker not you that there fight against is is even It do to know
It is difficult to fight against an attacker that you do not even know is there
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feel not should sick gone he to early have fight did Terry to yet against sleep infection this but
Terry should have gone to sleep early to fight against this infection but he did not feel sick yet
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do well wanted so just the on He he in his to could test fight studies on
He just wanted to fight on in his studies so he could do well on the test
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it was test for not ready the but did know he He already
He did not know it but he was ready for the test already
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And even worse would his hours body after just infection a few the start a the test in fever
And even worse just a few hours after the test the infection would start a fever in his body
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young strong test the fight and But he it too could he after was and
But he was young and strong and he could fight it too after the test
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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