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