A Parting of the Ways
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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0
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parting
reached
of
a
have
the
sister
Suzanna
and
her
ways
Suzanna
and
her
sister
have
reached
a
parting
of
the
ways
2
0
/15
patch
a
over
relationship
They
their
argued
ill
in
they
bad
their
mother
struck
when
They
struck
a
bad
patch
in
their
relationship
when
they
argued
over
their
ill
mother
3
0
/26
mother
agree
could
want
to
do
she
her
who
is
with
about
old
a
didn't
fight
sister
Suzanna
very
their
not
pick
what
to
with
but
Suzanna
didn't
want
to
pick
a
fight
with
her
sister
but
she
could
not
agree
about
what
to
do
with
their
mother
who
is
very
old
4
0
/12
just
didn't
put
an
Suzanna
to
old
want
folks
in
home
her
Suzanna
just
didn't
want
to
put
her
in
an
old
folks
home
5
0
/8
decided
hatchet
the
have
to
they
bury
Now
Now
they
have
decided
to
bury
the
hatchet
6
0
/19
Suzanna
own
her
of
move
sister
herself
apartment
mother
to
and
their
her
is
into
will
going
take
care
Suzanna
is
going
to
take
care
of
their
mother
herself
and
her
sister
will
move
into
her
own
apartment
7
0
/11
cracks
they
it
both
over
know
just
is
But
the
paper
But
they
both
know
it
is
just
paper
over
the
cracks
8
0
/13
of
them
so
opinions
give
easily
Both
to
are
their
up
strong
too
Both
of
them
are
too
strong
to
give
up
their
opinions
so
easily
9
0
/6
are
mother
They
like
their
just
They
are
just
like
their
mother
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