get (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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were fighting and Bruno Mathilda
Mathilda and Bruno were fighting
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get They along could never
They could never get along
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wanted got the If other toy one it a
If one got a toy the other wanted it
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person the other would from they First toy take the
First they would take the toy from the other person
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would could run before other away to hit the get they Then
Then they would run to get away before the other could hit
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mother would the few get minutes end and a it fight After in
After a few minutes mother would get in the fight and end it
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it mother bad involved was got When
When mother got involved it was bad
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father involved really it serious got when But was
But when father got involved it was really serious
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Fighting this them house do would just to the he is You you against don't get say it rules in
You just don't get it do you he would say to them Fighting is against the rules in this house
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they rooms separate go to to After that had
After that they had to go to separate rooms
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outside get activity ask Then they to some with would or they sometimes on would new go
Then they would get on with some new activity or sometimes they would ask to go outside
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sitting faces out window the they the where got make to they and the run window through would was If other
If they got out they would run to the window where the other was sitting and make faces through the window
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behaviour wondered parents get this over ever they Their if would
Their parents wondered if they would ever get over this behaviour
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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