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