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
week
and
swimming
wants
go
to
He
loves
every
He
loves
swimming
and
wants
to
go
every
week
3
0
/16
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
4
0
/14
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
5
0
/11
him
visit
Larry
to
tried
Micheal
and
to
hit
went
Micheal
Larry
went
to
visit
Micheal
and
Micheal
tried
to
hit
him
6
0
/13
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
7
0
/9
Ha
in
Micheal
said
years
practiced
You
just
haven't
Micheal
just
said
Ha
You
haven't
practiced
in
years
8
0
/6
rusting
just
are
Your
away
skills
Your
skills
are
just
rusting
away
9
0
/5
and
Larry
shrugged
left
just
Larry
just
shrugged
and
left
10
0
/8
both
did
what
about
felt
They
bad
they
They
both
felt
bad
about
what
they
did
11
0
/8
up
patched
days
they
few
things
A
later
A
few
days
later
they
patched
things
up
12
0
/13
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
13
0
/6
swim
without
Now
they
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