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