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
cannot
Micheal
see
Micheal
cannot
see
2
0
/9
go
swimming
loves
week
and
He
wants
to
every
He
loves
swimming
and
wants
to
go
every
week
3
0
/16
along
to
Larry
always
the
they
come
pool
to
and
His
swim
together
him
asks
friend
His
friend
Larry
always
asks
him
to
come
along
to
the
pool
and
they
swim
together
4
0
/14
angry
next
and
did
Micheal
very
the
Micheal
was
Once
Larry
not
day
ask
Once
Larry
did
not
ask
Micheal
and
the
next
day
Micheal
was
very
angry
5
0
/11
Larry
and
him
Micheal
to
to
tried
went
Micheal
hit
visit
Larry
went
to
visit
Micheal
and
Micheal
tried
to
hit
him
6
0
/13
mess
studied
to
told
Larry
Micheal
him
karate
with
he
because
not
had
Larry
told
Micheal
not
to
mess
with
him
because
he
had
studied
karate
7
0
/9
haven't
in
years
said
just
practiced
Ha
Micheal
You
Micheal
just
said
Ha
You
haven't
practiced
in
years
8
0
/6
skills
are
rusting
just
away
Your
Your
skills
are
just
rusting
away
9
0
/5
and
shrugged
left
just
Larry
Larry
just
shrugged
and
left
10
0
/8
what
did
both
They
about
they
felt
bad
They
both
felt
bad
about
what
they
did
11
0
/8
things
A
they
up
days
later
patched
few
A
few
days
later
they
patched
things
up
12
0
/13
Larry
and
off
thinks
let
him
thinks
off
let
Micheal
him
Larry
Micheal
Larry
thinks
Micheal
let
him
off
and
Micheal
thinks
Larry
let
him
off
13
0
/6
together
Now
swim
fail
they
without
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