beat (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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when a never he man his he spoke was intelligence not but showed also stupid Sven
Sven was not a stupid man but he also never showed his intelligence when he spoke
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beat you if was you up intelligently spoke boy When got a too he
When he was a boy if you spoke too intelligently you got beat up
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looked His up thought beat just too smart he even friends because they someone
His friends even beat up someone just because they thought he looked too smart
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they other hand the prided intelligence what also skills real math they called On
On the other hand they also prided what they called real intelligence math skills
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And best Sven was the
And Sven was the best
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math once He beat a a using contest in calculator another boy
He once beat another boy using a calculator in a math contest
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he But out never computer could a beat
But he could never beat out a computer
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fast him were too for just Those
Those were just too fast for him
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his of was One Sven's talents ability other cooking hidden
One of Sven's other hidden talents was his cooking ability
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his anything ingredients but He could the from were best basic pancakes cook
He could cook anything from basic ingredients but his pancakes were the best
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it because egg so whites he said was beat He could well
He said it was because he could beat egg whites so well
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church won his in competition He cooking even once a
He even won a cooking competition in his church once
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he has clever not smart sound is very and inside but skills might actually too many Sven
Sven might not sound too smart but inside he is actually very clever and has many skills
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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