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