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