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