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

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