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