fight (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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Terry keep off fight studying sleep to to had
Terry had to fight off sleep to keep studying
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he still big test was feel and Tomorrow ready the didn't
Tomorrow was the big test and he still didn't feel ready
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an to had problem He though fight another body off his infection had
He had another problem though his body had to fight off an infection
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know he getting it didn't was slowly but yet sick He
He was slowly getting sick but he didn't know it yet
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not know It is to do fight that even you against is difficult there an attacker
It is difficult to fight against an attacker that you do not even know is there
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have sick he not fight did Terry to to gone sleep this infection yet early feel against but should
Terry should have gone to sleep early to fight against this infection but he did not feel sick yet
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so do his He on could fight just well the studies in he to test wanted on
He just wanted to fight on in his studies so he could do well on the test
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did it was for but He the test already he not know ready
He did not know it but he was ready for the test already
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body even after a And hours start infection in just the a worse his few test the fever would
And even worse just a few hours after the test the infection would start a fever in his body
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he was too and after test fight the it young But could he and strong
But he was young and strong and he could fight it too after the test
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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