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