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