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