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