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