set (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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shop up Genevieve her set ago years
Genevieve set up her shop years ago
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helpers over She years employed several the
She employed several helpers over the years
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but liked to while after her relationship went the bad They a work for
They liked to work for her but after a while the relationship went bad
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managing that she and not in was them well Finally set realised she reality
Finally reality set in and she realised that she was not managing them well
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for she a work to done to system set the them up needed do She follow
She set up a system for them to follow to do the work she needed done
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found when She a solution she talked this friend engineering computer to
She found this solution when she talked to a computer engineering friend
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off head way set he her bell The spoke a in
The way he spoke set off a bell in her head
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to system business her make She set for out a
She set out to make a system for her business
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worked It
It worked
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new She staff member it print introduced system the a in to set and new down
She set down the new system in print and introduced it to a new staff member
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the to strictly set system follow Then she out deliberately
Then she set out to deliberately follow the system strictly
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things she always this the so thought they did how same did They was
They thought this was how she always did things so they did the same
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a Now big her is business success
Now her business is a big success
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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