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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mouth these Esmeralda hand is days from living to
Esmeralda is living from hand to mouth these days
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She money month it son to keep but stole youngest to pinch use used last stored away secretly extra a her in
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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before place but done things to bad sent him find out to He his had own this she live time
He had done bad things before but this time she sent him out to find his own place to live
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turned new hope leaf and this he against She was however not a discovered over hoping when
She was not hoping against hope however and discovered this when he turned over a new leaf
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a stole working place back and he is pay her the live He a and job now found to to money from
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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mind not she is a happier even much have her That money does has though much been load and she off
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