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
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been baseball for has playing years nine Billy
Billy has been playing baseball for nine years
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especially and he likes can ball a batting outfield He into hit very the well
He especially likes batting and he can hit a ball into the outfield very well
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that's But enough coach his not says good
But his coach says that's not good enough
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want can far more ball but I hit a You
You can hit a ball far but I want more
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a coach not you to target hit said ball I the anywhere want his hit too just
I want you to hit a target too not just hit the ball anywhere said his coach
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problem balls often The hit that foul Billy was
The problem was that Billy often hit foul balls
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set a hit His for target to coach up Billy
His coach set up a target for Billy to hit
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than more turned hitting thought out be was but it complained difficult target Billy that too to Billy easy the
Billy complained that it was too easy but hitting the target turned out to be more difficult than Billy thought
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a Billy that picture target to make of started After mental practice the
After that practice Billy started to make a mental picture of the target
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ball in wherever hitting the he practices he Soon wanted was his
Soon in his practices he was hitting the ball wherever he wanted
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much likes why so Billy That's his coach
That's why Billy likes his coach so much
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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