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