Rusty Swimmers
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
1
0
/3
see
Micheal
cannot
Micheal
cannot
see
2
0
/9
He
every
loves
swimming
and
go
to
week
wants
He
loves
swimming
and
wants
to
go
every
week
3
0
/16
the
His
always
to
swim
along
friend
and
pool
him
come
asks
they
Larry
to
together
His
friend
Larry
always
asks
him
to
come
along
to
the
pool
and
they
swim
together
4
0
/14
Larry
ask
was
Once
very
the
and
next
day
angry
Micheal
not
Micheal
did
Once
Larry
did
not
ask
Micheal
and
the
next
day
Micheal
was
very
angry
5
0
/11
to
to
him
went
Micheal
Micheal
and
tried
visit
Larry
hit
Larry
went
to
visit
Micheal
and
Micheal
tried
to
hit
him
6
0
/13
studied
him
he
Micheal
karate
to
told
had
because
not
with
mess
Larry
Larry
told
Micheal
not
to
mess
with
him
because
he
had
studied
karate
7
0
/9
Ha
Micheal
years
haven't
practiced
said
You
just
in
Micheal
just
said
Ha
You
haven't
practiced
in
years
8
0
/6
are
skills
rusting
just
away
Your
Your
skills
are
just
rusting
away
9
0
/5
shrugged
just
Larry
left
and
Larry
just
shrugged
and
left
10
0
/8
about
what
did
they
bad
both
They
felt
They
both
felt
bad
about
what
they
did
11
0
/8
up
things
days
they
few
patched
later
A
A
few
days
later
they
patched
things
up
12
0
/13
Larry
and
off
let
Micheal
him
let
Larry
Micheal
thinks
thinks
him
off
Larry
thinks
Micheal
let
him
off
and
Micheal
thinks
Larry
let
him
off
13
0
/6
they
Now
swim
fail
without
together
Now
they
swim
together
without
fail
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence