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