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

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence