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