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