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