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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up Elaine CEO client with to wanted of her to meet executive the company assistant the
Elaine wanted to meet up with the executive assistant to the CEO of her client company
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meet and a in friendly was to to warm hoping under relationship order create She relaxed circumstances
She was hoping to meet under relaxed and friendly circumstances in order to create a warm relationship
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a her problem a and Unfortunately little was upset already he with called he
Unfortunately he called her with a problem and he was already a little upset
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office his He after just lunch downtown in meet wanted her to he told
He told her he wanted to meet in his office downtown just after lunch
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may not but they few also months said had he under He earlier remember she a thought met good circumstances
He also said he thought they had met a few months earlier under good circumstances but she may not remember
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assistant what might executive with a prepared herself for up difficult this meeting Elaine afternoon be
Elaine prepared herself for what might be a difficult afternoon meeting up with this executive assistant
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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