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