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