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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has Billy nine baseball for playing been years
Billy has been playing baseball for nine years
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can hit outfield a likes He especially very he into well batting the and ball
He especially likes batting and he can hit a ball into the outfield very well
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/8
coach not But that's says his good enough
But his coach says that's not good enough
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/10
can a more far I ball You but want hit
You can hit a ball far but I want more
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/17
ball just coach to hit his a I hit you said anywhere not too the target want
I want you to hit a target too not just hit the ball anywhere said his coach
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/9
that Billy foul balls often was The problem hit
The problem was that Billy often hit foul balls
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/10
set His a Billy for to up target hit coach
His coach set up a target for Billy to hit
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/20
thought that Billy but Billy hitting turned than complained it to was the be target difficult easy more too out
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
practice mental Billy target of started the to After a make that picture
After that practice Billy started to make a mental picture of the target
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/12
practices was hitting Soon ball he wherever the in wanted he his
Soon in his practices he was hitting the ball wherever he wanted
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coach likes much That's Billy his why so
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