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