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
see
Micheal
Micheal
cannot
see
2
0
/9
swimming
He
and
to
week
go
every
loves
wants
He
loves
swimming
and
wants
to
go
every
week
3
0
/16
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
4
0
/14
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
5
0
/11
Micheal
hit
went
visit
to
Micheal
to
and
tried
Larry
him
Larry
went
to
visit
Micheal
and
Micheal
tried
to
hit
him
6
0
/13
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
7
0
/9
practiced
Ha
Micheal
just
You
said
haven't
in
years
Micheal
just
said
Ha
You
haven't
practiced
in
years
8
0
/6
just
away
skills
rusting
Your
are
Your
skills
are
just
rusting
away
9
0
/5
just
shrugged
and
Larry
left
Larry
just
shrugged
and
left
10
0
/8
both
what
did
they
about
They
bad
felt
They
both
felt
bad
about
what
they
did
11
0
/8
days
things
few
A
they
up
later
patched
A
few
days
later
they
patched
things
up
12
0
/13
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
13
0
/6
Now
together
without
swim
they
fail
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