shoot (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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just anything Dan liked at about shoot to
Dan liked to shoot at just about anything
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practice wanted was but good He he always to very
He was very good but he always wanted to practice
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like rodents shoot and small shoot mice He would at at signs
He would shoot at signs and shoot at small rodents like mice
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shot He even sometimes at plants
He even shot at plants sometimes
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range better friends liked give him to even shoot with could to and His the shooting them them to since go he help tips
His friends liked to go with him to the shooting range since he could help them and give them tips to shoot even better
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a was just natural He
He was just a natural
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practising so that's that was so he shoot at loved always he that it good things he was this mean could so but doesn't always much well Of shooting means course why he and
Of course this doesn't mean he could always shoot so well but it means that he loved shooting at things so much that he was always practising and that's why he was so good
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went clinic One day safety he to gun a
One day he went to a gun safety clinic
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demonstrate shooting technique if The anyone asked proper could instructor
The instructor asked if anyone could demonstrate proper shooting technique
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and first volunteer Of he was shot to course Dan's hand up the
Of course Dan's hand shot up and he was the first to volunteer
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an course of he did job And excellent
And of course he did an excellent job
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when town new Then another a in gun there gun the was time shop ordered
Then there was another time when the gun shop in town ordered a new gun
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They he try fine a and it range said firing their in Dan let out gun was it private
They let Dan try it out in their private firing range and he said it was a fine gun
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two gun new liked that sales the that gun After almost Dan spread up as for for shot word weeks the
After that sales shot up for the new gun for almost two weeks as word spread that Dan liked the gun
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Dan becoming locally famous was
Dan was becoming famous locally
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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