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