put (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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Fred camping loved
Fred loved camping
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camper good too responsible was He a
He was a good responsible camper too
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fire always made he but the bed campfires he he He completely put to out went enjoyed before that sure
He enjoyed campfires but he always made sure that he put out the fire completely before he went to bed
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park in up responsible He camping teach help volunteer put to the to always local hand to his
He always put up his hand to volunteer to help in the local park to teach responsible camping
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put and to on for the up the liked put He park poster the show uniform
He liked to put on the park uniform and put up the poster for the show
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of out people out He the out cigarettes campfire taught and things flames got like even if always putting putting control
He taught people things like always putting out cigarettes and even putting out flames if the campfire got out of control
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People out flames put always show could the enjoyed they since themselves
People always enjoyed the show since they could put out flames themselves
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of That show best was the part the
That was the best part of the show
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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