Two Peas in a Pod

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
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and house felt in house that Anna looked bits The was like used falling in two a live pod to and and that peas a to Sedlaks in Georgi
The Sedlaks used to live in a house that was falling to bits and Georgi and Anna felt and looked like two peas in a pod in that house
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were sold and started they and a their unusual internet But business an they bit farm
But they were a bit unusual and they sold their farm and started an internet business
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unusual as they they as they rolling in and like act Now are money can
Now they are rolling in money and they can act as unusual as they like
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thinks the mind his wife put has she in the is weight to ball accordion ground suits his Georgi even and of him the his down belle on though
Georgi thinks his accordion suits him down to the ground and his wife is the belle of the ball in his mind even though she has put on weight
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be very are they together unusual certainly but They happy may
They may be unusual but they are certainly very happy together
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how idiomatic expressions are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence