shut-past
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 grammar patterns fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
1
0
/9
at
left
seven
work
Friday
Lambert
every
pm
night
Lambert
left
work
at
seven
pm
every
Friday
night
2
0
/7
to
He
always
the
leave
was
last
He
was
always
the
last
to
leave
3
0
/12
turned
He
and
and
around
the
door
walked
out
building
the
shut
He
walked
out
the
building
and
turned
around
and
shut
the
door
4
0
/5
He
it
right
locked
away
He
locked
it
right
away
5
0
/14
and
for
the
he
pulled
out
ticket
the
to
walked
station
train
his
Then
Then
he
pulled
out
his
ticket
for
the
train
and
walked
to
the
station
6
0
/16
forgot
the
off
back
of
one
office
of
the
at
he
the
shut
Sometimes
lights
to
Sometimes
he
forgot
to
shut
off
one
of
the
lights
at
the
back
of
the
office
7
0
/9
light
off
day
next
the
shut
His
the
boss
His
boss
shut
off
the
light
the
next
day
8
0
/10
was
very
He
angry
because
otherwise
get
Lambert
reliable
didn't
He
didn't
get
angry
because
Lambert
was
otherwise
very
reliable
9
0
/15
night
to
always
perfectly
down
the
on
shut
Lambert
count
on
He
could
factory
Friday
He
could
always
count
on
Lambert
to
shut
down
the
factory
on
Friday
night
perfectly
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 grammar patterns 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