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