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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Shut brother up at Sarah her yelled
Shut up Sarah yelled at her brother
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and hated He was it she again her teasing
He was teasing her again and she hated it
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She out keep him just a wanted door to a shut
She wanted to just shut a door a keep him out
Listen
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turned TV her then on teasing the his with but he stopped words He
He stopped teasing her with his words but then he turned on the TV
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It loud was very
It was very loud
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to the trying was for difficult and She from done her noise it made some the TV to work think get
She was trying to get some work done and the noise from the TV made it difficult for her to think
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Can you shut it off
Can you shut it off
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get to this done work I need
I need to get this work done
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replied he watch want No to I TV
No I want to watch TV he replied
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She TV to got up the walked and over
She got up and walked over to the TV
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Don't shut her the yelled brother TV off
Don't shut off the TV her brother yelled
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that want to I watch
I want to watch that
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then watch and Well later least record it at it
Well then at least record it and watch it later
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to shut I off Right my want now work and get the done TV
Right now I want to shut off the TV and get my work done
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shut off Finally TV he the agreed and
Finally he agreed and shut off the TV
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left he the room Then
Then he left the room
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the noise her shut could Sarah out last without At around to having work
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