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