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