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
has
Billy
nine
baseball
for
playing
been
years
Billy
has
been
playing
baseball
for
nine
years
2
0
/15
can
hit
outfield
a
likes
He
especially
very
he
into
well
batting
the
and
ball
He
especially
likes
batting
and
he
can
hit
a
ball
into
the
outfield
very
well
3
0
/8
coach
not
But
that's
says
his
good
enough
But
his
coach
says
that's
not
good
enough
4
0
/10
can
a
more
far
I
ball
You
but
want
hit
You
can
hit
a
ball
far
but
I
want
more
5
0
/17
ball
just
coach
to
hit
his
a
I
hit
you
said
anywhere
not
too
the
target
want
I
want
you
to
hit
a
target
too
not
just
hit
the
ball
anywhere
said
his
coach
6
0
/9
that
Billy
foul
balls
often
was
The
problem
hit
The
problem
was
that
Billy
often
hit
foul
balls
7
0
/10
set
His
a
Billy
for
to
up
target
hit
coach
His
coach
set
up
a
target
for
Billy
to
hit
8
0
/20
thought
that
Billy
but
Billy
hitting
turned
than
complained
it
to
was
the
be
target
difficult
easy
more
too
out
Billy
complained
that
it
was
too
easy
but
hitting
the
target
turned
out
to
be
more
difficult
than
Billy
thought
9
0
/13
practice
mental
Billy
target
of
started
the
to
After
a
make
that
picture
After
that
practice
Billy
started
to
make
a
mental
picture
of
the
target
10
0
/12
practices
was
hitting
Soon
ball
he
wherever
the
in
wanted
he
his
Soon
in
his
practices
he
was
hitting
the
ball
wherever
he
wanted
11
0
/8
coach
likes
much
That's
Billy
his
why
so
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