fit (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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was Suzanne upset
Suzanne was upset
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bright now red and fit had she dress into gained couldn't weight her She
She had gained weight and now she couldn't fit into her bright red dress
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to was a and nightclub favourite to go dress dancing she It her wanted tonight
It was her favourite dress and she wanted to go to a nightclub dancing tonight
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an interesting young she last was time went man There there
There was an interesting young man there last time she went
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He unusual was
He was unusual
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he like fit seemed didn't It
It seemed like he didn't fit
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Or fits maybe hole square round nightclub the a a like fit peg in he in
Or maybe he fit in the nightclub like a square peg fits in a round hole
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made that him unusual interesting way he Either and was
Either way he was unusual and that made him interesting
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he Suzanne Mr the sure was But that Right wasn't
But Suzanne wasn't sure that he was the Mr Right
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enough in If personalities their didn't fit good then ways be wouldn't it
If their personalities didn't fit in enough ways then it wouldn't be good
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tonight But wouldn't dancing go anyway she
But she wouldn't go dancing tonight anyway
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dress her She red couldn't fit into
She couldn't fit into her red dress
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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