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