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