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