hurt (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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gentle is very Davin
Davin is very gentle
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He would a fly hurt never
He would never hurt a fly
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live live He let believes and in
He believes in live and let live
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to kids of When was even rough though too hurt he he some never play used anybody younger the
When he was younger too he never hurt anybody even though some of the kids used to play rough
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each up grown Now is his he sometimes grownups but more still other hurt course peaceful life of is that
Now that he is grown up of course his life is more peaceful but grownups still hurt each other sometimes
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things and lie bad They cheat like do
They do bad things like lie and cheat
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not Davin But
But not Davin
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people just hurt thinks wrong other its plain to He
He thinks its just plain wrong to hurt other people
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why so much trust people That's him
That's why people trust him so much
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do to never And him bad they things
And they never do bad things to him
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gets sometimes But he hurt still
But he still gets hurt sometimes
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hit weeks few ball a was in the For the ear instance racquetball and ago playing him he
For instance a few weeks ago he was playing racquetball and the ball hit him in the ear
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for but few not was had serious said days it a a He ear hurt doctor the
He had a hurt ear for a few days but the doctor said it was not serious
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is because get better not careful he His again and hurt ear be will he even probably now will more
His ear is better now and he probably will not get hurt again because he will be even more careful
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the But best gentle that is thing is he
But the best thing is that he is gentle
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probably he by not hurt means people other That get will
That means he will probably not get hurt by other people
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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