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