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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Sarah at brother up yelled her Shut
Shut up Sarah yelled at her brother
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hated again He it was and teasing her she
He was teasing her again and she hated it
Listen
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shut him a She just to door out keep a wanted
She wanted to just shut a door a keep him out
Listen
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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
Listen
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was very It loud
It was very loud
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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
Listen
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it shut off you Can
Can you shut it off
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need this done get work to I
I need to get this work done
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No want watch TV to I replied he
No I want to watch TV he replied
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walked and got over up to She the TV
She got up and walked over to the TV
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her Don't shut off yelled the TV brother
Don't shut off the TV her brother yelled
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to watch want I that
I want to watch that
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it then at and Well record it later least watch
Well then at least record it and watch it later
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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
Listen
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Finally shut TV off the he agreed and
Finally he agreed and shut off the TV
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Then room the left he
Then he left the room
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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
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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