meet (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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the
with
company
Elaine
her
to
the
assistant
meet
up
of
wanted
client
CEO
executive
to
Elaine
wanted
to
meet
up
with
the
executive
assistant
to
the
CEO
of
her
client
company
2
0
/17
in
to
was
a
under
order
create
She
circumstances
warm
and
relaxed
hoping
friendly
meet
relationship
to
She
was
hoping
to
meet
under
relaxed
and
friendly
circumstances
in
order
to
create
a
warm
relationship
3
0
/14
he
upset
a
with
problem
called
Unfortunately
was
little
already
her
he
a
and
Unfortunately
he
called
her
with
a
problem
and
he
was
already
a
little
upset
4
0
/14
her
wanted
after
meet
just
lunch
downtown
He
his
office
told
in
to
he
He
told
her
he
wanted
to
meet
in
his
office
downtown
just
after
lunch
5
0
/20
a
but
months
not
had
she
circumstances
under
he
remember
met
also
few
said
He
good
earlier
they
may
thought
He
also
said
he
thought
they
had
met
a
few
months
earlier
under
good
circumstances
but
she
may
not
remember
6
0
/16
be
a
might
herself
executive
assistant
meeting
for
what
up
Elaine
afternoon
prepared
this
with
difficult
Elaine
prepared
herself
for
what
might
be
a
difficult
afternoon
meeting
up
with
this
executive
assistant
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how natural speed speech are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence