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