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