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