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