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