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