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