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