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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0
/9
mouth
days
to
living
hand
Esmeralda
these
is
from
Esmeralda
is
living
from
hand
to
mouth
these
days
2
0
/22
stored
a
She
youngest
it
secretly
use
last
her
in
to
to
son
month
keep
away
but
money
extra
stole
pinch
used
She
used
to
keep
extra
money
stored
away
secretly
to
use
in
a
pinch
but
last
month
her
youngest
son
stole
it
3
0
/20
find
to
live
before
bad
she
had
own
sent
time
things
him
his
done
to
place
out
He
this
but
He
had
done
bad
things
before
but
this
time
she
sent
him
out
to
find
his
own
place
to
live
4
0
/17
not
this
over
against
he
leaf
discovered
She
turned
hope
however
new
was
hoping
and
a
when
She
was
not
hoping
against
hope
however
and
discovered
this
when
he
turned
over
a
new
leaf
5
0
/22
he
stole
live
is
working
a
and
to
pay
from
now
her
place
job
back
and
money
found
to
a
the
He
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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0
/21
much
is
mind
she
not
and
she
even
her
has
off
been
a
have
That
load
happier
much
though
money
does
That
has
been
a
load
off
her
mind
and
even
though
she
does
not
have
much
money
she
is
much
happier
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 idiomatic expressions 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