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