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