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
Shut
brother
Sarah
yelled
at
up
her
Shut
up
Sarah
yelled
at
her
brother
2
0
/9
hated
her
He
teasing
it
again
and
was
she
He
was
teasing
her
again
and
she
hated
it
3
0
/11
shut
to
out
him
door
a
She
wanted
a
just
keep
She
wanted
to
just
shut
a
door
a
keep
him
out
4
0
/14
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
5
0
/4
loud
was
It
very
It
was
very
loud
6
0
/21
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
7
0
/5
Can
shut
off
it
you
Can
you
shut
it
off
8
0
/7
work
done
to
get
need
this
I
I
need
to
get
this
work
done
9
0
/8
replied
TV
watch
he
want
I
No
to
No
I
want
to
watch
TV
he
replied
10
0
/9
up
walked
and
the
got
to
TV
over
She
She
got
up
and
walked
over
to
the
TV
11
0
/8
yelled
TV
shut
off
brother
Don't
the
her
Don't
shut
off
the
TV
her
brother
yelled
12
0
/5
watch
want
to
I
that
I
want
to
watch
that
13
0
/10
record
and
later
watch
it
at
then
Well
least
it
Well
then
at
least
record
it
and
watch
it
later
14
0
/14
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
15
0
/8
TV
he
agreed
the
and
off
Finally
shut
Finally
he
agreed
and
shut
off
the
TV
16
0
/5
room
the
Then
he
left
Then
he
left
the
room
17
0
/14
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
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