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