Can Unicef Change a Life?

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 common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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good Aliyah for not The look future does
The future does not look good for Aliyah
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over an his war orphanage his dead the parents were town in handed him country both his to and After
After the war in his country his parents were both dead and his town handed him over to an orphanage
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gave away all than Aliyah his ever sadder and this They things made
They gave away all his things and this made Aliyah sadder than ever
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now for a He at radio playing but hours that time even in used his indulge gone is with father's to
He used to indulge in playing with his father's radio for hours at a time but now even that is gone
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he now is he jump that not at interested in learn even study chance and so how used He to that the to but to read sad is
He used to jump at the chance to study and learn how to read but now he is so sad that he is not even interested in that
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the orphanage studies falling his He behind at in is
He is falling behind in his studies at the orphanage
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is one for small hope There him
There is one small hope for him
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He foster might have soon parents
He might have foster parents soon
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foster to about for become parents he him and it UNICEF to find excited starting is is trying
UNICEF is trying to find foster parents for him and he is starting to become excited about it
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good He really UNICEF wants news hear from to
He really wants to hear good news from UNICEF
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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 common phrasal verbs 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

More Phrasal_verbs Practice

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