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
living on almost shoestring for been a nine years has Jenny
Jenny has been living on a shoestring for almost nine years
Listen
2
0
/14
her penny her to she fisherman did not name died husband a have When
When her fisherman husband died she did not have a penny to her name
Listen
3
0
/14
for a There start but working get and job was nothing else it to
There was nothing else for it but to get a job and start working
Listen
4
0
/25
place her ashes scattered the is wealthy husband's she where a visits they very the and woman Now she as is nines dressed to she
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
Listen
5
0
/20
going three to about exactly funeral this of his visit years minds was spot nine she after two For days
For three days she was of two minds about going to visit this spot exactly nine years after his funeral
Listen
6
0
/22
is and she however her now husband to glad her She can came sure smiling is is she see even her and
She is glad she came however and she is sure her husband can see her and is smiling to her even now
Listen

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