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