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
1
0
/8
Billy
has
been
nine
for
playing
years
baseball
Billy
has
been
playing
baseball
for
nine
years
2
0
/15
and
he
He
batting
the
hit
very
outfield
likes
ball
especially
can
a
into
well
He
especially
likes
batting
and
he
can
hit
a
ball
into
the
outfield
very
well
3
0
/8
But
that's
not
says
good
his
enough
coach
But
his
coach
says
that's
not
good
enough
4
0
/10
more
I
can
want
ball
a
hit
but
far
You
You
can
hit
a
ball
far
but
I
want
more
5
0
/17
the
said
I
target
just
ball
to
his
coach
hit
a
you
too
anywhere
not
hit
want
I
want
you
to
hit
a
target
too
not
just
hit
the
ball
anywhere
said
his
coach
6
0
/9
The
often
was
that
problem
foul
balls
hit
Billy
The
problem
was
that
Billy
often
hit
foul
balls
7
0
/10
His
target
to
for
coach
set
a
Billy
up
hit
His
coach
set
up
a
target
for
Billy
to
hit
8
0
/20
than
hitting
easy
it
complained
to
be
Billy
difficult
thought
out
but
target
that
too
more
the
turned
Billy
was
Billy
complained
that
it
was
too
easy
but
hitting
the
target
turned
out
to
be
more
difficult
than
Billy
thought
9
0
/13
mental
that
make
Billy
a
of
target
picture
the
practice
to
started
After
After
that
practice
Billy
started
to
make
a
mental
picture
of
the
target
10
0
/12
wherever
wanted
hitting
he
the
his
in
was
ball
Soon
he
practices
Soon
in
his
practices
he
was
hitting
the
ball
wherever
he
wanted
11
0
/8
why
likes
so
much
coach
Billy
That's
his
That's
why
Billy
likes
his
coach
so
much
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how natural speed speech are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence