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