shut (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
/7
yelled
up
her
Shut
brother
Sarah
at
Shut
up
Sarah
yelled
at
her
brother
2
0
/9
He
and
again
her
she
hated
it
teasing
was
He
was
teasing
her
again
and
she
hated
it
3
0
/11
keep
just
She
shut
him
to
a
door
out
a
wanted
She
wanted
to
just
shut
a
door
a
keep
him
out
4
0
/14
with
his
her
He
then
turned
but
he
words
teasing
stopped
the
TV
on
He
stopped
teasing
her
with
his
words
but
then
he
turned
on
the
TV
5
0
/4
It
very
was
loud
It
was
very
loud
6
0
/21
get
She
the
the
work
difficult
to
was
noise
and
done
trying
TV
think
for
it
to
from
her
some
made
She
was
trying
to
get
some
work
done
and
the
noise
from
the
TV
made
it
difficult
for
her
to
think
7
0
/5
you
shut
it
off
Can
Can
you
shut
it
off
8
0
/7
work
done
need
to
I
this
get
I
need
to
get
this
work
done
9
0
/8
TV
watch
No
I
he
want
replied
to
No
I
want
to
watch
TV
he
replied
10
0
/9
TV
up
walked
and
to
over
got
the
She
She
got
up
and
walked
over
to
the
TV
11
0
/8
yelled
her
shut
Don't
off
the
TV
brother
Don't
shut
off
the
TV
her
brother
yelled
12
0
/5
I
watch
to
want
that
I
want
to
watch
that
13
0
/10
record
later
and
Well
it
it
watch
then
least
at
Well
then
at
least
record
it
and
watch
it
later
14
0
/14
off
to
the
Right
shut
now
done
want
and
get
TV
I
my
work
Right
now
I
want
to
shut
off
the
TV
and
get
my
work
done
15
0
/8
TV
Finally
the
shut
and
off
he
agreed
Finally
he
agreed
and
shut
off
the
TV
16
0
/5
room
Then
he
the
left
Then
he
left
the
room
17
0
/14
having
to
At
last
could
without
around
work
shut
Sarah
noise
the
her
out
At
last
Sarah
could
work
without
having
to
shut
out
the
noise
around
her
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