let (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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Rebeccah the sigh a back she on walked road let as out
Rebeccah let out a sigh as she walked back on the road
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She safe was
She was safe
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it in now was had her her but past minutes life heart ago for A fear was so been beating fast few she and
A few minutes ago she was in fear for her life and her heart had been beating so fast but it was past now
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wrote home the walking was after test she She
She was walking home after the test she wrote
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was already students The after test university out but been had dark let the it
The university students had been let out after the test but it was already dark
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to road walk narrow dark Rebeccah a had down
Rebeccah had to walk down a narrow dark road
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person road of suddenly another towards whoop her her ran and let a ahead the On out
On the road ahead of her another person let out a whoop and ran towards her suddenly
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She panicked
She panicked
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so the was let because ground scared dropped She she out herself to a and scream
She herself let out a scream and dropped to the ground because she was so scared
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at other the with entrance hands her and slapped person street ran past someone to the The
The other person ran past her and slapped hands with someone at the entrance to the street
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finished the happy test it were was just They seemed that
They were just happy that the test was finished it seemed
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safe Rebeccah was
Rebeccah was safe
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others her sigh slow the breath let out a in She walked long as two away
She let out her breath in a long slow sigh as the two others walked away
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she and up Then started slowly home again walking got
Then she got up and slowly started walking home again
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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