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