get (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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fighting were Bruno Mathilda and
Mathilda and Bruno were fighting
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along could get They never
They could never get along
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a other got toy one wanted it the If
If one got a toy the other wanted it
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they toy the from other would person the First take
First they would take the toy from the other person
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hit away run before other get the to Then could would they
Then they would run to get away before the other could hit
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would the end and minutes few get in mother a fight it After
After a few minutes mother would get in the fight and end it
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got mother was bad When involved it
When mother got involved it was bad
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really got when it father serious involved was But
But when father got involved it was really serious
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them it just is do in against say you would rules to Fighting house don't You get he the this
You just don't get it do you he would say to them Fighting is against the rules in this house
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they go After had to that rooms separate to
After that they had to go to separate rooms
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some activity sometimes they they on would new or go to Then get outside ask would with
Then they would get on with some new activity or sometimes they would ask to go outside
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window would got sitting run was make faces window they the through they other the to If the where and out
If they got out they would run to the window where the other was sitting and make faces through the window
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would get behaviour wondered Their ever if this parents over they
Their parents wondered if they would ever get over this behaviour
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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