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