Jakub's Love

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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from girlfriend Jakub to letters read loves his
Jakub loves to read letters from his girlfriend
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could over if come visit at house she stay last parents In and asked her his letter she
In her last letter she asked if she could come visit and stay over at his parents house
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friend best his letter got her a mix letters was Miklos up There of and
There was a mix up of letters and his best friend Miklos got her letter
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told Miklos did stay and to she her over and come
Miklos told her to come and stay over and she did
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Jakub's tried big very was friend take to because was she It upset a over the and house problem
It was a big problem because she tried to take over the house and Jakub's friend was very upset
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came to tried up she make to his parents a He about story why
He tried to make up a story to his parents about why she came
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angry his and before got finally to more very angry away and parents girl Miklos even They the get had got
They got very angry and finally Miklos and the girl had to get away before his parents got even more angry
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because Jakub Now these are letter so fun to much to later looks problems forward about laugh every
Now Jakub looks forward to every letter because these problems are so much fun to laugh about later
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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