forget (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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friend's birthday just days three ago Laura's was
Laura's friend's birthday was just three days ago
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was The forgot it about Laura problem
The problem was Laura forgot about it
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remembered too and her it friend called she late After was up
After it was too late she remembered and called her friend up
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so forgot she I sorry I'm your birthday said
I'm so sorry I forgot your birthday she said
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Forget it
Forget it
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mind friend don't said working anyway her I was I
I don't mind I was working anyway said her friend
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But it to I up make you to want
But I want to make it up to you
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Saturday asked have don't and she on the a small go we Why there to beach party
Why don't we go to the beach on Saturday and have a small party there she asked
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sounds OK That
That sounds OK
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already you night promised Saturday on you that forget don't the would come But to party about
But don't forget about the party on Saturday night you promised you would come to that already
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suddenly remembered promise Laura that
Laura suddenly remembered that promise
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was talking was of she glad upset her She phone the how course see so she was course said but friend Of she couldn't on
She said Of course of course but she was glad she was talking on the phone so her friend couldn't see how upset she was
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She forgotten had promise totally about that
She had totally forgotten about that promise
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she was lucky on that lucky the good too and phone such talking she Laura friends had was she was
Laura was lucky she had such good friends and she was lucky that she was talking on the phone too
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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