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