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