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