First Time Swimming - disappearing H
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 natural speed speech fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
1
0
/4
line
Andrew
stood
in
Andrew
stood
in
line
2
0
/15
on
climb
he
began
turn
hands
to
the
put
his
When
came
his
rail
and
When
his
turn
came
he
put
his
hands
on
the
rail
and
began
to
climb
3
0
/9
narrow
top
he
down
the
At
walked
the
plank
At
the
top
he
walked
down
the
narrow
plank
4
0
/20
the
his
When
end
plank
feet
below
of
at
the
down
the
were
at
water
past
his
feet
looked
he
When
his
feet
were
at
the
end
of
the
plank
he
looked
down
past
his
feet
at
the
water
below
5
0
/6
and
up
plank
wavered
down
The
The
plank
wavered
up
and
down
6
0
/9
He
who
looked
Jump
at
his
yelling
was
brother
He
looked
at
his
brother
who
was
yelling
Jump
7
0
/10
didn't
jumped
to
his
he
embarrass
He
brother
so
want
He
didn't
want
to
embarrass
his
brother
so
he
jumped
8
0
/9
to
did
brother
learned
He
like
his
just
swim
He
learned
to
swim
just
like
his
brother
did
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 natural speed speech 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