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