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