put (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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Fred loved camping
Fred loved camping
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responsible good a was He too camper
He was a good responsible camper too
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the fire bed He made but he to out sure he completely put that went before always campfires he enjoyed
He enjoyed campfires but he always made sure that he put out the fire completely before he went to bed
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park put camping He up the to help to local hand his responsible to volunteer always teach in
He always put up his hand to volunteer to help in the local park to teach responsible camping
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on to put liked for put park and He uniform the show poster the up the
He liked to put on the park uniform and put up the poster for the show
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out flames got putting people like out He cigarettes even things and control the if campfire of putting out taught always
He taught people things like always putting out cigarettes and even putting out flames if the campfire got out of control
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show out the enjoyed People flames put since they could always themselves
People always enjoyed the show since they could put out flames themselves
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was show the the part That best of
That was the best part of the show
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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