let (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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let road she walked a Rebeccah out sigh as on the back
Rebeccah let out a sigh as she walked back on the road
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safe was She
She was safe
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in so her fear and was past fast beating it been was few had ago minutes heart her she A but now life for
A few minutes ago she was in fear for her life and her heart had been beating so fast but it was past now
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She wrote walking home the was after she test
She was walking home after the test she wrote
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was students it but after The been already the had out let university test dark
The university students had been let out after the test but it was already dark
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dark walk a narrow had road to down Rebeccah
Rebeccah had to walk down a narrow dark road
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the whoop another ran her out ahead a her suddenly of person let road On towards and
On the road ahead of her another person let out a whoop and ran towards her suddenly
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She panicked
She panicked
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because and the scared to She ground a dropped so let she out was scream herself
She herself let out a scream and dropped to the ground because she was so scared
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other hands and slapped The to her ran with past entrance the street someone the at person
The other person ran past her and slapped hands with someone at the entrance to the street
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They that finished test just the was were happy it seemed
They were just happy that the test was finished it seemed
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safe Rebeccah was
Rebeccah was safe
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slow others out the She her in long sigh as walked breath two let away a
She let out her breath in a long slow sigh as the two others walked away
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again and up home started walking she got Then slowly
Then she got up and slowly started walking home again
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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