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