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