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