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