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