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