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
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cannot see Micheal
Micheal cannot see
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swimming He and to week go every loves wants
He loves swimming and wants to go every week
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and always him pool they along friend asks Larry come swim together the to His to
His friend Larry always asks him to come along to the pool and they swim together
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and Micheal very was ask angry the next Micheal Larry Once day not did
Once Larry did not ask Micheal and the next day Micheal was very angry
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Micheal hit went visit to Micheal to and tried Larry him
Larry went to visit Micheal and Micheal tried to hit him
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not Larry he him Micheal had karate to told with mess studied because
Larry told Micheal not to mess with him because he had studied karate
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practiced Ha Micheal just You said haven't in years
Micheal just said Ha You haven't practiced in years
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just away skills rusting Your are
Your skills are just rusting away
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just shrugged and Larry left
Larry just shrugged and left
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both what did they about They bad felt
They both felt bad about what they did
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days things few A they up later patched
A few days later they patched things up
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Micheal Larry him let him thinks off off Micheal and Larry thinks let
Larry thinks Micheal let him off and Micheal thinks Larry let him off
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Now together without swim they fail
Now they swim together without fail
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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