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