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