might (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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at great advertising Fred is
Fred is great at advertising
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is people more imagine he might successful not You honest honest fact as but some less is in he that as
You might imagine that he is not as honest as some less successful people but in fact he is more honest
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truth he saw twisting increase watched sales and advertisers the He other did that not
He watched other advertisers and he saw that twisting the truth did not increase sales
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as be that well he might decided as he he could honest as Then
Then he decided that he might as well be as honest as he could
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the might advertisements tell facts in not Where them all told his some all people he otherwise
Where some people might otherwise not tell all the facts he told them all in his advertisements
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it more and appear did if and genuine open he felt He that honest might
He felt it might appear more genuine and honest and open if he did that
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right he fact In was
In fact he was right
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and ads his bought People more his more products trusted
People trusted his ads more and bought his products more
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is great at advertising That's why he
That's why he is great at advertising
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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