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