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