meet (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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wanted to client meet the CEO her executive with the assistant Elaine of up company to
Elaine wanted to meet up with the executive assistant to the CEO of her client company
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was relaxed to under and friendly meet in order a to create warm She hoping relationship circumstances
She was hoping to meet under relaxed and friendly circumstances in order to create a warm relationship
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he called problem he with was a and a little already her upset Unfortunately
Unfortunately he called her with a problem and he was already a little upset
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lunch his downtown to meet her wanted told office just after he He in
He told her he wanted to meet in his office downtown just after lunch
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remember met a months He thought she not earlier they but good said he few had may circumstances also under
He also said he thought they had met a few months earlier under good circumstances but she may not remember
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for prepared might afternoon up Elaine assistant a this what herself with executive be difficult meeting
Elaine prepared herself for what might be a difficult afternoon meeting up with this executive assistant
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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