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