hit (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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has for Billy nine playing baseball years been
Billy has been playing baseball for nine years
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and very well hit he especially He the batting likes outfield a ball can into
He especially likes batting and he can hit a ball into the outfield very well
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that's says But good coach enough not his
But his coach says that's not good enough
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4
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/10
hit You more a far can but I want ball
You can hit a ball far but I want more
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5
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/17
ball want you anywhere not coach a target just hit to I hit too the his said
I want you to hit a target too not just hit the ball anywhere said his coach
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was hit that problem often foul Billy The balls
The problem was that Billy often hit foul balls
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7
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/10
a up His hit coach target for set to Billy
His coach set up a target for Billy to hit
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8
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/20
too difficult target was but Billy it to easy more hitting that turned complained the out Billy be than thought
Billy complained that it was too easy but hitting the target turned out to be more difficult than Billy thought
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/13
practice make Billy to mental started picture of a the that target After
After that practice Billy started to make a mental picture of the target
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/12
his ball in hitting was wanted he he Soon wherever the practices
Soon in his practices he was hitting the ball wherever he wanted
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his much coach why so That's Billy likes
That's why Billy likes his coach so much
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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