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