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
Shut
brother
up
at
Sarah
her
yelled
Shut
up
Sarah
yelled
at
her
brother
2
0
/9
and
hated
He
was
it
she
again
her
teasing
He
was
teasing
her
again
and
she
hated
it
3
0
/11
She
out
keep
him
just
a
wanted
door
to
a
shut
She
wanted
to
just
shut
a
door
a
keep
him
out
4
0
/14
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
5
0
/4
It
loud
was
very
It
was
very
loud
6
0
/21
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
7
0
/5
Can
you
shut
it
off
Can
you
shut
it
off
8
0
/7
get
to
this
done
work
I
need
I
need
to
get
this
work
done
9
0
/8
replied
he
watch
want
No
to
I
TV
No
I
want
to
watch
TV
he
replied
10
0
/9
She
TV
to
got
up
the
walked
and
over
She
got
up
and
walked
over
to
the
TV
11
0
/8
Don't
shut
her
the
yelled
brother
TV
off
Don't
shut
off
the
TV
her
brother
yelled
12
0
/5
that
want
to
I
watch
I
want
to
watch
that
13
0
/10
then
watch
and
Well
later
least
record
it
at
it
Well
then
at
least
record
it
and
watch
it
later
14
0
/14
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
15
0
/8
shut
off
Finally
TV
he
the
agreed
and
Finally
he
agreed
and
shut
off
the
TV
16
0
/5
left
he
the
room
Then
Then
he
left
the
room
17
0
/14
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
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