cut (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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as could down fast The cut trees workers the as they
The workers cut down the trees as fast as they could
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work work were workers fit and These were this strong very and hard cut was out the they though for
These workers were very strong and fit and though the work was hard they were cut out for this work
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radio a call they when forest were cutting They in on deep trees the the got
They were deep in the forest cutting trees when they got a call on the radio
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fast leave They cutting told as they to and as were could stop
They were told to stop cutting and leave as fast as they could
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from started would they fire A not and be they main road forest leave if cut had soon did the off
A forest fire had started and if they did not leave soon they would be cut off from the main road
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die the If by off supplies route fire for well cutting them any would for off supply would the water they cut or fire because were air as surely they of caught their as
If they were caught by the fire they would surely die because the fire would cut off their supply of air as well as cutting off any route for supplies or water for them
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fire over just down out quickly the on moved time road to get swept got driven the out they They just had in and as
They moved quickly and got out just in time as the fire swept down on the road they had just driven over to get out
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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