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