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