set (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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up shop ago set her Genevieve years
Genevieve set up her shop years ago
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She employed the helpers over years several
She employed several helpers over the years
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to bad for after went They relationship work liked her but the a while
They liked to work for her but after a while the relationship went bad
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not was and Finally set well she in she them that realised managing reality
Finally reality set in and she realised that she was not managing them well
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follow the done needed She set work up a to them to for she do system
She set up a system for them to follow to do the work she needed done
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talked friend this solution computer a when she to engineering found She
She found this solution when she talked to a computer engineering friend
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set bell a off way spoke head in he her The
The way he spoke set off a bell in her head
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set make She a for out to her business system
She set out to make a system for her business
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worked It
It worked
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print the and a She set down new staff in to it system introduced member new
She set down the new system in print and introduced it to a new staff member
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out system set deliberately Then follow strictly she the to
Then she set out to deliberately follow the system strictly
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did always They how same things she they did this was thought so the
They thought this was how she always did things so they did the same
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Now is her big business success a
Now her business is a big success
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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