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