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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0
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Without
way
of
had
Anna
she
money
bleak
needed
get
life
to
the
no
out
her
Without
the
money
she
needed
Anna
had
no
way
to
get
out
of
her
bleak
life
2
0
/14
saying
didn't
have
she
interview
job
training
enough
her
at
down
They
the
turned
They
turned
her
down
at
the
job
interview
saying
she
didn't
have
enough
training
3
0
/18
knew
she
other
the
And
women
for
Anna
could
job
worked
company
who
that
than
better
do
a
And
Anna
knew
she
could
do
a
better
job
than
the
other
women
who
worked
for
that
company
4
0
/23
part
he
by
was
husband
down
her
asked
money
The
to
she
when
for
saying
worst
no
the
her
training
and
get
let
The
worst
part
was
when
she
asked
her
husband
for
the
money
to
get
training
and
he
let
her
down
by
saying
no
5
0
/10
knew
that
But
she
could
this
get
she
over
problem
But
she
knew
that
she
could
get
over
this
problem
6
0
/17
a
figure
to
way
training
get
do
money
the
for
was
she
to
All
had
her
out
All
she
had
to
do
was
figure
out
a
way
to
get
the
money
for
her
training
7
0
/14
Now
she
land
small
on
the
plot
a
of
is
vegetables
freeway
growing
under
Now
she
is
growing
vegetables
on
a
small
plot
of
land
under
the
freeway
8
0
/15
the
market
She
the
sells
for
on
money
them
training
saves
in
her
and
Saturday
She
sells
them
in
the
market
on
Saturday
and
saves
the
money
for
her
training
9
0
/6
a
solver
She
problem
is
great
She
is
a
great
problem
solver
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 common phrasal verbs 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