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