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