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