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