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