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