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