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