Highway Garden

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 common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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no life bleak needed get of she to out her money way the Without Anna had
Without the money she needed Anna had no way to get out of her bleak life
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saying she at have turned interview the didn't enough her job down They training
They turned her down at the job interview saying she didn't have enough training
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Anna a knew worked do job And could company who she other women for than better the that
And Anna knew she could do a better job than the other women who worked for that company
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and worst training when let no part to asked he get the The was she for down by her her money saying husband
The worst part was when she asked her husband for the money to get training and he let her down by saying no
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over she But could problem that she get this knew
But she knew that she could get over this problem
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she for training All was to do a out money the to get had her way figure
All she had to do was figure out a way to get the money for her training
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small of Now is freeway she on a vegetables under land growing the plot
Now she is growing vegetables on a small plot of land under the freeway
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saves money the She in sells Saturday on for the her training and market them
She sells them in the market on Saturday and saves the money for her training
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problem a solver is great She
She is a great problem solver
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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 common phrasal verbs 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