visit (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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study university was at to looking a for Thomas good
Thomas was looking for a good university to study at
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school actually to spoke he visited the He Dean where one
He visited one school where he actually spoke to the Dean
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Thanks visit over here coming us for to
Thanks for coming to visit us over here
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a know him Dean drove here get to you the long way welcomed I
I know you drove a long way to get here the Dean welcomed him
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questions particular you our in any Do about school have
Do you have any questions in particular about our school
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and seeing Well dorms the visiting quite I'm the campus in interested
Well I'm quite interested in seeing the campus and visiting the dorms
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the I'd you have atmosphere see like to
I'd like to see the atmosphere you have
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tour of visit you can dormitories quick the pass a and the that a take give to I'll we after Well campus
Well we can take a quick tour of the campus and after that I'll give you a pass to visit the dormitories
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You take freely said Dean your the visit around time then can the and dorms
You can visit around the dorms freely then and take your time said the Dean
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That great sounds
That sounds great
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lot Thanks a
Thanks a lot
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they that And left with tour for the
And with that they left for the tour
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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