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
1
0
/7
Sarah
at
brother
up
yelled
her
Shut
Shut
up
Sarah
yelled
at
her
brother
2
0
/9
hated
again
He
it
was
and
teasing
her
she
He
was
teasing
her
again
and
she
hated
it
3
0
/11
shut
him
a
She
just
to
door
out
keep
a
wanted
She
wanted
to
just
shut
a
door
a
keep
him
out
4
0
/14
with
stopped
teasing
on
he
words
then
turned
TV
He
his
her
the
but
He
stopped
teasing
her
with
his
words
but
then
he
turned
on
the
TV
5
0
/4
was
very
It
loud
It
was
very
loud
6
0
/21
to
noise
think
and
from
made
some
TV
work
was
for
the
get
her
difficult
done
the
trying
She
to
it
She
was
trying
to
get
some
work
done
and
the
noise
from
the
TV
made
it
difficult
for
her
to
think
7
0
/5
it
shut
off
you
Can
Can
you
shut
it
off
8
0
/7
need
this
done
get
work
to
I
I
need
to
get
this
work
done
9
0
/8
No
want
watch
TV
to
I
replied
he
No
I
want
to
watch
TV
he
replied
10
0
/9
walked
and
got
over
up
to
She
the
TV
She
got
up
and
walked
over
to
the
TV
11
0
/8
her
Don't
shut
off
yelled
the
TV
brother
Don't
shut
off
the
TV
her
brother
yelled
12
0
/5
to
watch
want
I
that
I
want
to
watch
that
13
0
/10
it
then
at
and
Well
record
it
later
least
watch
Well
then
at
least
record
it
and
watch
it
later
14
0
/14
off
the
done
to
Right
and
I
my
TV
shut
want
now
work
get
Right
now
I
want
to
shut
off
the
TV
and
get
my
work
done
15
0
/8
Finally
shut
TV
off
the
he
agreed
and
Finally
he
agreed
and
shut
off
the
TV
16
0
/5
Then
room
the
left
he
Then
he
left
the
room
17
0
/14
work
without
around
last
to
shut
the
having
her
Sarah
out
At
noise
could
At
last
Sarah
could
work
without
having
to
shut
out
the
noise
around
her
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 natural speed speech 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