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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parting reached of a have the sister Suzanna and her ways
Suzanna and her sister have reached a parting of the ways
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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
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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
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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
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decided hatchet the have to they bury Now
Now they have decided to bury the hatchet
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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
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cracks they it both over know just is But the paper
But they both know it is just paper over the cracks
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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
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are mother They like their just
They are just like their mother
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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