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