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