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
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
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
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
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
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
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