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