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