eat (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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eat likes to Sylvia apples
Sylvia likes to eat apples
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too them sometimes she so eats much likes many She that
She likes them so much that sometimes she eats too many
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ate she father the all fridge up morning about this apples in it instance before complained the and breakfast her For
For instance this morning she ate up all the apples in the fridge before breakfast and her father complained about it
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the to healthy It up eat one isn't sitting all in apples
It isn't healthy to eat up all the apples in one sitting
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And family besides its not fair the to
And besides its not fair to the family
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I eat a breakfast don't of for But piece want to toast
But I don't want to eat a piece of toast for breakfast
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dry It's too
It's too dry
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Then suggested have an orange he
Then have an orange he suggested
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sick eat He her diet get not a healthy to and wanted just
He just wanted her to eat a healthy diet and not get sick
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He also apple to wanted for an eat breakfast
He also wanted to eat an apple for breakfast
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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