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
wanted
company
client
Elaine
assistant
meet
CEO
executive
to
to
the
her
with
up
of
Elaine
wanted
to
meet
up
with
the
executive
assistant
to
the
CEO
of
her
client
company
2
0
/17
and
to
meet
in
circumstances
She
create
warm
was
order
friendly
a
hoping
to
under
relationship
relaxed
She
was
hoping
to
meet
under
relaxed
and
friendly
circumstances
in
order
to
create
a
warm
relationship
3
0
/14
already
and
a
Unfortunately
he
called
a
upset
problem
little
her
was
he
with
Unfortunately
he
called
her
with
a
problem
and
he
was
already
a
little
upset
4
0
/14
in
after
told
lunch
meet
just
her
office
he
downtown
He
wanted
to
his
He
told
her
he
wanted
to
meet
in
his
office
downtown
just
after
lunch
5
0
/20
may
but
thought
he
good
met
a
earlier
few
not
also
He
months
under
she
remember
had
said
they
circumstances
He
also
said
he
thought
they
had
met
a
few
months
earlier
under
good
circumstances
but
she
may
not
remember
6
0
/16
with
what
a
herself
up
meeting
for
be
assistant
Elaine
might
executive
this
afternoon
prepared
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