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