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
has
for
Billy
nine
playing
baseball
years
been
Billy
has
been
playing
baseball
for
nine
years
2
0
/15
and
very
well
hit
he
especially
He
the
batting
likes
outfield
a
ball
can
into
He
especially
likes
batting
and
he
can
hit
a
ball
into
the
outfield
very
well
3
0
/8
that's
says
But
good
coach
enough
not
his
But
his
coach
says
that's
not
good
enough
4
0
/10
hit
You
more
a
far
can
but
I
want
ball
You
can
hit
a
ball
far
but
I
want
more
5
0
/17
ball
want
you
anywhere
not
coach
a
target
just
hit
to
I
hit
too
the
his
said
I
want
you
to
hit
a
target
too
not
just
hit
the
ball
anywhere
said
his
coach
6
0
/9
was
hit
that
problem
often
foul
Billy
The
balls
The
problem
was
that
Billy
often
hit
foul
balls
7
0
/10
a
up
His
hit
coach
target
for
set
to
Billy
His
coach
set
up
a
target
for
Billy
to
hit
8
0
/20
too
difficult
target
was
but
Billy
it
to
easy
more
hitting
that
turned
complained
the
out
Billy
be
than
thought
Billy
complained
that
it
was
too
easy
but
hitting
the
target
turned
out
to
be
more
difficult
than
Billy
thought
9
0
/13
practice
make
Billy
to
mental
started
picture
of
a
the
that
target
After
After
that
practice
Billy
started
to
make
a
mental
picture
of
the
target
10
0
/12
his
ball
in
hitting
was
wanted
he
he
Soon
wherever
the
practices
Soon
in
his
practices
he
was
hitting
the
ball
wherever
he
wanted
11
0
/8
his
much
coach
why
so
That's
Billy
likes
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