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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and parting the sister her have a Suzanna ways of reached
Suzanna and her sister have reached a parting of the ways
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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
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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
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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
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to bury they have Now decided hatchet the
Now they have decided to bury the hatchet
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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
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cracks paper But it just the know over they both is
But they both know it is just paper over the cracks
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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
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just They mother are their like
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