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