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