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