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