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