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