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
baseball
been
for
playing
nine
Billy
years
has
Billy
has
been
playing
baseball
for
nine
years
2
0
/15
he
ball
well
a
hit
outfield
the
likes
very
and
can
especially
into
batting
He
He
especially
likes
batting
and
he
can
hit
a
ball
into
the
outfield
very
well
3
0
/8
coach
not
good
says
his
enough
But
that's
But
his
coach
says
that's
not
good
enough
4
0
/10
far
more
a
I
but
You
ball
can
hit
want
You
can
hit
a
ball
far
but
I
want
more
5
0
/17
a
hit
the
too
said
coach
his
you
want
I
not
anywhere
target
to
just
hit
ball
I
want
you
to
hit
a
target
too
not
just
hit
the
ball
anywhere
said
his
coach
6
0
/9
balls
was
that
hit
often
The
foul
problem
Billy
The
problem
was
that
Billy
often
hit
foul
balls
7
0
/10
set
coach
a
hit
up
for
His
to
Billy
target
His
coach
set
up
a
target
for
Billy
to
hit
8
0
/20
the
more
than
out
too
that
target
thought
turned
to
Billy
it
easy
be
but
Billy
difficult
hitting
was
complained
Billy
complained
that
it
was
too
easy
but
hitting
the
target
turned
out
to
be
more
difficult
than
Billy
thought
9
0
/13
picture
of
started
practice
Billy
the
target
that
mental
a
to
After
make
After
that
practice
Billy
started
to
make
a
mental
picture
of
the
target
10
0
/12
the
his
he
he
ball
was
wanted
wherever
hitting
practices
in
Soon
Soon
in
his
practices
he
was
hitting
the
ball
wherever
he
wanted
11
0
/8
why
much
Billy
likes
his
That's
so
coach
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