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
1
0
/16
the
meet
of
the
executive
to
to
up
client
wanted
company
CEO
her
Elaine
with
assistant
Elaine
wanted
to
meet
up
with
the
executive
assistant
to
the
CEO
of
her
client
company
2
0
/17
a
relaxed
in
to
meet
hoping
She
and
to
was
order
warm
create
friendly
relationship
circumstances
under
She
was
hoping
to
meet
under
relaxed
and
friendly
circumstances
in
order
to
create
a
warm
relationship
3
0
/14
Unfortunately
a
problem
he
with
upset
was
already
he
called
little
and
a
her
Unfortunately
he
called
her
with
a
problem
and
he
was
already
a
little
upset
4
0
/14
wanted
downtown
to
her
meet
in
he
after
lunch
just
office
his
He
told
He
told
her
he
wanted
to
meet
in
his
office
downtown
just
after
lunch
5
0
/20
she
good
may
he
thought
earlier
but
remember
said
they
months
a
not
circumstances
He
under
also
had
few
met
He
also
said
he
thought
they
had
met
a
few
months
earlier
under
good
circumstances
but
she
may
not
remember
6
0
/16
this
what
with
might
prepared
herself
assistant
a
be
afternoon
up
meeting
difficult
Elaine
for
executive
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