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