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