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