Brushing Hair - daily

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 everyday conversational patterns fit into sentences
  • Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
  • Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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brushes hair Phil taking his a after every shower morning
Phil brushes his hair every morning after taking a shower
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give would him his that mother a nice His told sheen it hair
His mother told him that it would give his hair a nice sheen
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for brush doesn't a uses because old such have very shopping He he a go small time item to
He uses a very old brush because he doesn't have time to go shopping for such a small item
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always He remembers the brushing in his morning her hair mother
He always remembers his mother brushing her hair in the morning
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one everyday strokes She with brush hair hundred her used to
She used to brush her hair with one hundred strokes everyday
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die need and Now doesn't brush and brushes slowly fact but it hair he he still lots doesn't his of old habits in have Phil to hair
Now Phil doesn't have lots of hair and in fact he doesn't need to brush it but old habits die slowly and he still brushes his hair
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top his brushes He the of head it across
He brushes it across the top of his head
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this help spot but cover larger hair can spot much is thinks bald might his than his bald his He cover
He thinks this might help cover his bald spot but his bald spot is much larger than his hair can cover
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across gets a place it he gel a then lines head of few He go to and in uses hold his bit of hair to
He gets a few lines of hair to go across his head and then he uses a bit of gel to hold it in place
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him the to morning house leave every the needs This confidence gives he
This gives him the confidence he needs to leave the house every morning
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environment he for used stopped bad spray using that he so was years but ago He to use heard it that the hair
He used to use hair spray but he heard that it was bad for the environment so he stopped using that years ago
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it the to brush damp hair to His shower takes a easy minute still only so from is is it do him and
His hair is still damp from the shower so it is easy to brush and it only takes him a minute to do
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for prepare of is the part his day and it Still him helps routine that
Still it is part of his routine and that helps him prepare for the day
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Tips for Effective Practice

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how everyday conversational patterns are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence