visit (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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to a looking at good study was Thomas for university
Thomas was looking for a good university to study at
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the one He he Dean spoke to actually visited school where
He visited one school where he actually spoke to the Dean
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over visit coming to Thanks for here us
Thanks for coming to visit us over here
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long way know him welcomed to Dean here get I you drove the a
I know you drove a long way to get here the Dean welcomed him
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school in any Do our questions particular about have you
Do you have any questions in particular about our school
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dorms I'm Well quite in the interested campus seeing the visiting and
Well I'm quite interested in seeing the campus and visiting the dorms
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the like atmosphere to I'd see you have
I'd like to see the atmosphere you have
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that I'll campus and a visit tour Well quick a take give after pass the to you dormitories the can of we
Well we can take a quick tour of the campus and after that I'll give you a pass to visit the dormitories
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dorms visit You Dean around said freely the then and your take time can the
You can visit around the dorms freely then and take your time said the Dean
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sounds great That
That sounds great
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a lot Thanks
Thanks a lot
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the with they that for And tour left
And with that they left for the tour
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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