shut-past
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 grammar patterns fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
1
0
/9
work
night
Lambert
seven
at
every
pm
left
Friday
Lambert
left
work
at
seven
pm
every
Friday
night
2
0
/7
to
the
was
last
leave
He
always
He
was
always
the
last
to
leave
3
0
/12
walked
shut
turned
the
around
building
and
He
door
the
out
and
He
walked
out
the
building
and
turned
around
and
shut
the
door
4
0
/5
away
locked
it
He
right
He
locked
it
right
away
5
0
/14
pulled
to
walked
ticket
the
station
out
the
Then
and
his
he
train
for
Then
he
pulled
out
his
ticket
for
the
train
and
walked
to
the
station
6
0
/16
lights
back
the
off
the
Sometimes
the
he
to
forgot
one
shut
of
at
of
office
Sometimes
he
forgot
to
shut
off
one
of
the
lights
at
the
back
of
the
office
7
0
/9
light
the
off
His
shut
boss
day
the
next
His
boss
shut
off
the
light
the
next
day
8
0
/10
was
very
reliable
He
Lambert
get
angry
because
didn't
otherwise
He
didn't
get
angry
because
Lambert
was
otherwise
very
reliable
9
0
/15
Lambert
Friday
factory
the
count
night
to
down
on
perfectly
could
shut
on
always
He
He
could
always
count
on
Lambert
to
shut
down
the
factory
on
Friday
night
perfectly
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 grammar patterns 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