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