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