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