fit (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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was upset Suzanne
Suzanne was upset
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now had gained weight bright into and couldn't her She fit dress red she
She had gained weight and now she couldn't fit into her bright red dress
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to nightclub to dancing her and dress It tonight a was go wanted favourite she
It was her favourite dress and she wanted to go to a nightclub dancing tonight
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last she time an there went man was interesting young There
There was an interesting young man there last time she went
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was He unusual
He was unusual
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like It seemed fit he didn't
It seemed like he didn't fit
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peg he square maybe hole nightclub fits a in in Or like a round fit the
Or maybe he fit in the nightclub like a square peg fits in a round hole
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he Either that and unusual way him interesting was made
Either way he was unusual and that made him interesting
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Right Suzanne Mr the he sure wasn't that was But
But Suzanne wasn't sure that he was the Mr Right
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personalities fit in good then enough it If didn't wouldn't ways their be
If their personalities didn't fit in enough ways then it wouldn't be good
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wouldn't dancing anyway she But go tonight
But she wouldn't go dancing tonight anyway
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dress red couldn't fit her She into
She couldn't fit into her red dress
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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