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