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