A Parting of the Ways
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 idiomatic expressions fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
1
0
/11
the
parting
sister
her
ways
Suzanna
of
reached
and
have
a
Suzanna
and
her
sister
have
reached
a
parting
of
the
ways
2
0
/15
relationship
patch
their
in
their
argued
when
they
ill
mother
They
struck
a
over
bad
They
struck
a
bad
patch
in
their
relationship
when
they
argued
over
their
ill
mother
3
0
/26
with
fight
what
about
to
very
her
who
with
want
mother
a
sister
is
to
old
their
do
she
not
pick
could
agree
didn't
Suzanna
but
Suzanna
didn't
want
to
pick
a
fight
with
her
sister
but
she
could
not
agree
about
what
to
do
with
their
mother
who
is
very
old
4
0
/12
Suzanna
just
in
to
old
home
an
want
didn't
folks
put
her
Suzanna
just
didn't
want
to
put
her
in
an
old
folks
home
5
0
/8
to
hatchet
bury
decided
they
the
Now
have
Now
they
have
decided
to
bury
the
hatchet
6
0
/19
is
herself
into
their
care
will
sister
going
mother
move
to
her
take
apartment
her
of
Suzanna
own
and
Suzanna
is
going
to
take
care
of
their
mother
herself
and
her
sister
will
move
into
her
own
apartment
7
0
/11
they
know
both
paper
cracks
the
it
just
over
is
But
But
they
both
know
it
is
just
paper
over
the
cracks
8
0
/13
easily
of
their
too
up
opinions
are
them
give
strong
Both
so
to
Both
of
them
are
too
strong
to
give
up
their
opinions
so
easily
9
0
/6
like
their
They
mother
are
just
They
are
just
like
their
mother
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 idiomatic expressions 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