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