Nine Years Later
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
living
has
almost
years
nine
on
for
shoestring
a
Jenny
been
Jenny
has
been
living
on
a
shoestring
for
almost
nine
years
2
0
/14
to
name
penny
a
have
When
fisherman
her
died
not
did
she
husband
her
When
her
fisherman
husband
died
she
did
not
have
a
penny
to
her
name
3
0
/14
but
start
get
working
and
nothing
it
for
a
was
There
to
else
job
There
was
nothing
else
for
it
but
to
get
a
job
and
start
working
4
0
/25
visits
Now
the
she
her
where
husband's
place
nines
scattered
she
the
woman
wealthy
a
they
to
as
is
and
dressed
ashes
she
is
very
Now
she
is
a
very
wealthy
woman
and
she
is
dressed
to
the
nines
as
she
visits
the
place
where
they
scattered
her
husband's
ashes
5
0
/20
of
visit
going
exactly
about
For
years
spot
days
nine
his
minds
was
this
after
three
she
two
funeral
to
For
three
days
she
was
of
two
minds
about
going
to
visit
this
spot
exactly
nine
years
after
his
funeral
6
0
/22
her
she
and
can
see
is
came
her
glad
husband
is
smiling
She
her
sure
to
and
even
is
now
she
however
She
is
glad
she
came
however
and
she
is
sure
her
husband
can
see
her
and
is
smiling
to
her
even
now
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