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
wants
every
He
week
and
go
loves
to
swimming
He
loves
swimming
and
wants
to
go
every
week
3
0
/16
His
friend
the
they
swim
pool
to
along
asks
to
always
and
come
Larry
together
him
His
friend
Larry
always
asks
him
to
come
along
to
the
pool
and
they
swim
together
4
0
/14
angry
very
Micheal
next
not
Once
the
Micheal
and
did
was
Larry
ask
day
Once
Larry
did
not
ask
Micheal
and
the
next
day
Micheal
was
very
angry
5
0
/11
to
Micheal
Larry
and
went
tried
visit
Micheal
to
him
hit
Larry
went
to
visit
Micheal
and
Micheal
tried
to
hit
him
6
0
/13
mess
Larry
had
because
karate
him
told
he
to
Micheal
studied
not
with
Larry
told
Micheal
not
to
mess
with
him
because
he
had
studied
karate
7
0
/9
You
said
in
haven't
Micheal
years
just
practiced
Ha
Micheal
just
said
Ha
You
haven't
practiced
in
years
8
0
/6
skills
just
rusting
are
away
Your
Your
skills
are
just
rusting
away
9
0
/5
Larry
and
left
shrugged
just
Larry
just
shrugged
and
left
10
0
/8
They
what
both
they
did
bad
felt
about
They
both
felt
bad
about
what
they
did
11
0
/8
patched
A
things
days
later
they
up
few
A
few
days
later
they
patched
things
up
12
0
/13
thinks
Micheal
him
Larry
off
off
him
Micheal
and
let
Larry
let
thinks
Larry
thinks
Micheal
let
him
off
and
Micheal
thinks
Larry
let
him
off
13
0
/6
Now
swim
together
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