Jakub's Love

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 common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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girlfriend his from read loves to letters Jakub
Jakub loves to read letters from his girlfriend
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letter last over if his visit and asked house at stay In parents come her she she could
In her last letter she asked if she could come visit and stay over at his parents house
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and was letters his friend best up mix letter There Miklos of her a got
There was a mix up of letters and his best friend Miklos got her letter
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told over come to did she and stay and her Miklos
Miklos told her to come and stay over and she did
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to It over was upset because problem she friend was Jakub's big very a the take tried house and
It was a big problem because she tried to take over the house and Jakub's friend was very upset
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up parents a to make his about she tried story came He why to
He tried to make up a story to his parents about why she came
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parents to get more angry Miklos and got girl before finally They the got away angry even had and very his
They got very angry and finally Miklos and the girl had to get away before his parents got even more angry
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Now forward letter later so much because Jakub to to about laugh every fun are looks problems these
Now Jakub looks forward to every letter because these problems are so much fun to laugh about later
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence