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