A Load off her Mind

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 idiomatic expressions fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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these is to Esmeralda living days hand from mouth
Esmeralda is living from hand to mouth these days
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in her She son it but a to youngest use last keep extra stole secretly used month pinch to money away stored
She used to keep extra money stored away secretly to use in a pinch but last month her youngest son stole it
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done place He sent this before own but time things bad to to live find him had she his out
He had done bad things before but this time she sent him out to find his own place to live
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when against this however was and a turned he leaf She hope hoping discovered new over not
She was not hoping against hope however and discovered this when he turned over a new leaf
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and place he He found to now working pay live stole job a money a back and the from to her is
He found a place to live and a job and is now working to pay back the money he stole from her
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happier has much off a she does is load not her have much money even though That and mind been she
That has been a load off her mind and even though she does not have much money she is much happier
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how idiomatic expressions are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence