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