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