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