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
1
0
/8
nine
has
been
Billy
for
playing
years
baseball
Billy
has
been
playing
baseball
for
nine
years
2
0
/15
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
3
0
/8
coach
not
enough
his
good
that's
says
But
But
his
coach
says
that's
not
good
enough
4
0
/10
want
ball
You
but
can
a
more
hit
I
far
You
can
hit
a
ball
far
but
I
want
more
5
0
/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
6
0
/9
problem
balls
was
hit
Billy
that
The
foul
often
The
problem
was
that
Billy
often
hit
foul
balls
7
0
/10
to
His
up
coach
hit
target
set
Billy
for
a
His
coach
set
up
a
target
for
Billy
to
hit
8
0
/20
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
9
0
/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
10
0
/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
11
0
/8
likes
so
coach
much
Billy
why
That's
his
That's
why
Billy
likes
his
coach
so
much
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how natural speed speech are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence