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