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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yelled up her Shut brother Sarah at
Shut up Sarah yelled at her brother
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He and again her she hated it teasing was
He was teasing her again and she hated it
Listen
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keep just She shut him to a door out a wanted
She wanted to just shut a door a keep him out
Listen
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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
Listen
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It very was loud
It was very loud
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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
Listen
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you shut it off Can
Can you shut it off
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work done need to I this get
I need to get this work done
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TV watch No I he want replied to
No I want to watch TV he replied
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TV up walked and to over got the She
She got up and walked over to the TV
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yelled her shut Don't off the TV brother
Don't shut off the TV her brother yelled
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I watch to want that
I want to watch that
Listen
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record later and Well it it watch then least at
Well then at least record it and watch it later
Listen
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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
Listen
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TV Finally the shut and off he agreed
Finally he agreed and shut off the TV
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room Then he the left
Then he left the room
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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
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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