hit (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
1
0
/8
for
years
Billy
been
nine
has
baseball
playing
Billy
has
been
playing
baseball
for
nine
years
2
0
/15
into
hit
ball
can
batting
well
outfield
and
he
likes
especially
the
He
a
very
He
especially
likes
batting
and
he
can
hit
a
ball
into
the
outfield
very
well
3
0
/8
good
enough
that's
coach
says
his
not
But
But
his
coach
says
that's
not
good
enough
4
0
/10
more
can
but
a
I
hit
You
ball
far
want
You
can
hit
a
ball
far
but
I
want
more
5
0
/17
to
anywhere
hit
coach
I
ball
want
the
too
not
said
his
hit
a
you
target
just
I
want
you
to
hit
a
target
too
not
just
hit
the
ball
anywhere
said
his
coach
6
0
/9
that
hit
was
often
The
problem
balls
foul
Billy
The
problem
was
that
Billy
often
hit
foul
balls
7
0
/10
target
for
His
up
set
coach
hit
Billy
to
a
His
coach
set
up
a
target
for
Billy
to
hit
8
0
/20
target
difficult
the
too
hitting
be
to
more
that
Billy
complained
than
but
easy
turned
was
Billy
thought
it
out
Billy
complained
that
it
was
too
easy
but
hitting
the
target
turned
out
to
be
more
difficult
than
Billy
thought
9
0
/13
make
practice
target
of
to
that
a
picture
mental
the
started
After
Billy
After
that
practice
Billy
started
to
make
a
mental
picture
of
the
target
10
0
/12
he
wanted
wherever
was
in
his
the
he
practices
Soon
ball
hitting
Soon
in
his
practices
he
was
hitting
the
ball
wherever
he
wanted
11
0
/8
That's
why
his
Billy
likes
so
coach
much
That's
why
Billy
likes
his
coach
so
much
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how natural speed speech are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence