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