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