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