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