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
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shoestring living has a for Jenny on almost nine years been
Jenny has been living on a shoestring for almost nine years
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how idiomatic expressions are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence