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