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