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