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