hurt (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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very Davin gentle is
Davin is very gentle
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never hurt a would He fly
He would never hurt a fly
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live let He live in believes and
He believes in live and let live
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he never used anybody though some hurt he play the to even of was When rough kids younger too
When he was younger too he never hurt anybody even though some of the kids used to play rough
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his hurt he but more still grown is each other peaceful of is Now that grownups up course sometimes life
Now that he is grown up of course his life is more peaceful but grownups still hurt each other sometimes
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bad things like do and They lie cheat
They do bad things like lie and cheat
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not Davin But
But not Davin
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thinks plain other its wrong people He hurt to just
He thinks its just plain wrong to hurt other people
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him so why people much That's trust
That's why people trust him so much
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things bad him do to And never they
And they never do bad things to him
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he But gets sometimes hurt still
But he still gets hurt sometimes
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weeks hit ear and was few racquetball him ball ago the playing For instance he in a the
For instance a few weeks ago he was playing racquetball and the ball hit him in the ear
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serious the ear a had was it a He few not doctor days but for hurt said
He had a hurt ear for a few days but the doctor said it was not serious
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is not and he hurt ear now get because more His careful will will he even be probably better again
His ear is better now and he probably will not get hurt again because he will be even more careful
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best thing he is the But is gentle that
But the best thing is that he is gentle
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will get people means by hurt probably other That not he
That means he will probably not get hurt by other people
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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