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
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her and a Suzanna parting reached of the ways have sister
Suzanna and her sister have reached a parting of the ways
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argued They relationship patch mother when their struck a ill their bad over they in
They struck a bad patch in their relationship when they argued over their ill mother
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with what pick with but sister agree not could their to to want Suzanna is very she about mother a old didn't her do fight who
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
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her home to didn't Suzanna just in put folks an old want
Suzanna just didn't want to put her in an old folks home
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to the have Now hatchet decided bury they
Now they have decided to bury the hatchet
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own is their and will mother going Suzanna move of her her care sister into to herself apartment take
Suzanna is going to take care of their mother herself and her sister will move into her own apartment
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know the both they paper over it is cracks just But
But they both know it is just paper over the cracks
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their of Both to opinions are them strong too so up give easily
Both of them are too strong to give up their opinions so easily
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just They are like their mother
They are just like their mother
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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 idiomatic expressions 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