Poor as a Churchmouse
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
/8
like
is
tonight
a
Heart
king
Gerald
dining
Gerald
Heart
is
dining
like
a
king
tonight
2
0
/24
one
like
he
as
and
to
him
can
as
A
much
is
as
big
wants
dust
it
to
meal
as
gold
enjoy
this
he
A
meal
as
big
as
this
one
is
like
gold
dust
to
him
and
he
wants
to
enjoy
it
as
much
as
he
can
3
0
/20
because
has
he
is
the
on
however
is
to
get
He
soon
going
a
cafe
close
to
in
eating
move
He
has
to
get
a
move
on
however
because
the
cafe
he
is
eating
in
is
going
to
close
soon
4
0
/20
a
he
is
man
a
mouse
today
a
wealthy
Gerald
but
of
drop
piece
saw
paper
as
as
church
poor
Gerald
is
as
poor
as
a
church
mouse
but
today
he
saw
a
wealthy
man
drop
a
piece
of
paper
5
0
/15
up
there
giving
and
to
it
Gerald
the
was
Like
a
it
picking
man
shot
Like
a
shot
Gerald
was
there
picking
it
up
and
giving
it
to
the
man
6
0
/21
of
the
piece
know
he
a
That
since
it
very
it
important
didn't
bill
the
fit
paper
dropped
and
man
was
That
fit
the
bill
since
it
was
a
very
important
piece
of
paper
and
the
man
didn't
know
he
dropped
it
7
0
/13
and
was
man
tip
wealthy
a
very
gave
help
for
Gerald
The
his
The
man
was
very
wealthy
and
gave
Gerald
a
tip
for
his
help
8
0
/20
is
enough
for
food
big
this
he
tonight
buy
was
Gerald
cafe
tip
That
a
in
and
celebrating
week
to
That
tip
was
big
enough
to
buy
Gerald
food
for
a
week
and
tonight
he
is
celebrating
in
this
cafe
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