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Idioms
cefr B1
Poor as a Churchmouse
Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence, then tap the words in the correct order. Green ✓ = correct so far.
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0
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is
tonight
Gerald
a
king
Heart
dining
like
Gerald
Heart
is
dining
like
a
king
tonight
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0
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this
one
is
as
to
meal
like
can
it
as
much
wants
to
him
and
A
dust
gold
he
big
enjoy
as
he
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
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/20
is
going
eating
a
to
he
He
however
in
soon
on
get
is
move
cafe
the
to
because
has
close
He
has
to
get
a
move
on
however
because
the
cafe
he
is
eating
in
is
going
to
close
soon
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/20
today
a
wealthy
a
paper
but
church
poor
man
of
saw
as
as
he
piece
a
mouse
Gerald
drop
is
Gerald
is
as
poor
as
a
church
mouse
but
today
he
saw
a
wealthy
man
drop
a
piece
of
paper
5
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/15
and
Like
to
shot
man
there
picking
it
giving
the
Gerald
up
a
it
was
Like
a
shot
Gerald
was
there
picking
it
up
and
giving
it
to
the
man
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he
very
a
it
dropped
man
since
That
didn't
and
the
of
the
bill
paper
it
important
was
piece
fit
know
That
fit
the
bill
since
it
was
a
very
important
piece
of
paper
and
the
man
didn't
know
he
dropped
it
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his
a
man
help
gave
tip
wealthy
for
The
was
and
very
Gerald
The
man
was
very
wealthy
and
gave
Gerald
a
tip
for
his
help
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0
/20
and
tonight
was
tip
big
for
a
is
in
cafe
to
food
this
That
enough
Gerald
he
buy
week
celebrating
That
tip
was
big
enough
to
buy
Gerald
food
for
a
week
and
tonight
he
is
celebrating
in
this
cafe
🎉 Excellent work!
Why does word order matter? (Tips & Technique)
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings, 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
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
- After completing each sentence, listen again while reading your answer