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