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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cannot see Micheal
Micheal cannot see
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He week loves to swimming wants and go every
He loves swimming and wants to go every week
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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
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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
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Larry Micheal hit to to tried went visit Micheal and him
Larry went to visit Micheal and Micheal tried to hit him
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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
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haven't said Micheal Ha practiced in just You years
Micheal just said Ha You haven't practiced in years
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just skills rusting away Your are
Your skills are just rusting away
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and just left shrugged Larry
Larry just shrugged and left
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both about did felt they They what bad
They both felt bad about what they did
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patched later things days few they up A
A few days later they patched things up
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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
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together fail Now without they swim
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