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