diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 18f5099318..9c826d5e9b 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -41,16 +41,20 @@ const execa = require('execa');
 })();
 ```
 
-Additional examples:
+### Pipe the child process stdout to the parent
 
 ```js
 const execa = require('execa');
 
-(async () => {
-	// Pipe the child process stdout to the current stdout
-	execa('echo', ['unicorns']).stdout.pipe(process.stdout);
+execa('echo', ['unicorns']).stdout.pipe(process.stdout);
+```
 
+### Handling Errors
 
+```js
+const execa = require('execa');
+
+(async () => {
 	// Catching an error
 	try {
 		await execa('unknown', ['command']);
@@ -77,20 +81,33 @@ const execa = require('execa');
 		*/
 	}
 
-	// Cancelling a spawned process
+})();
+```
+
+### Cancelling a spawned process
+
+```js
+const execa = require('execa');
+
+(async () => {
 	const subprocess = execa('node');
+
 	setTimeout(() => {
 		subprocess.cancel();
 	}, 1000);
+
 	try {
 		await subprocess;
 	} catch (error) {
 		console.log(subprocess.killed); // true
 		console.log(error.isCanceled); // true
 	}
-})();
+})()
+```
+
+### Catching an error with the sync method
 
-// Catching an error with a sync method
+```js
 try {
 	execa.sync('unknown', ['command']);
 } catch (error) {
@@ -115,9 +132,15 @@ try {
 	}
 	*/
 }
+```
+
+### Kill a process
+
+Using SIGTERM, and after 2 seconds, kill it with SIGKILL.
 
-// Kill a process with SIGTERM, and after 2 seconds, kill it with SIGKILL
+```js
 const subprocess = execa('node');
+
 setTimeout(() => {
 	subprocess.kill('SIGTERM', {
 		forceKillAfterTimeout: 2000
@@ -125,6 +148,7 @@ setTimeout(() => {
 }, 1000);
 ```
 
+
 ## API
 
 ### execa(file, arguments, [options])