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