bet (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 his on Donnovan didn't brother bet like little
Donnovan didn't like to bet on his little brother
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mind against Of betting little his course he brother didn't
Of course he didn't mind betting against his little brother
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to since went Ever have competitive they school been junior high they
Ever since they went to junior high school they have been competitive
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But brother now on had bet he his little to
But now he had to bet on his little brother
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win brother I my his little without bet I had can brother said
I bet I can win without my brother his little brother had said
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he bet when lots of the it cheating accused money brother of other have the in poker on of men his did not next brother little but Donnovan game all his
Donnovan did not have lots of money but when the other men accused his brother of cheating he bet it all on his little brother in the next game of poker
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of were poker played young when and they He his a lot brother
He and his brother played a lot of poker when they were young
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their other paid against each Fortunately all competitions off
Fortunately all their competitions against each other paid off
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won other a without the brother game the His problem let and go them men
His brother won the game and the other men let them go without a problem
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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