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
1
0
/10
after taking every shower morning his hair brushes a Phil
Phil brushes his hair every morning after taking a shower
Listen
2
0
/13
that would His him hair mother it sheen told nice give his a
His mother told him that it would give his hair a nice sheen
Listen
3
0
/19
time item He a he shopping small doesn't such brush have uses to go a old very for because
He uses a very old brush because he doesn't have time to go shopping for such a small item
Listen
4
0
/11
hair mother remembers always brushing his He her the morning in
He always remembers his mother brushing her hair in the morning
Listen
5
0
/11
her strokes everyday brush hundred to with one hair used She
She used to brush her hair with one hundred strokes everyday
Listen
6
0
/27
lots Phil his to but hair and brush Now doesn't habits still need of he in doesn't hair die slowly he brushes old fact and it have
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
Listen
7
0
/9
head his across the of top it brushes He
He brushes it across the top of his head
Listen
8
0
/21
can this spot thinks bald his larger help than He bald cover hair his his is but cover spot might much
He thinks this might help cover his bald spot but his bald spot is much larger than his hair can cover
Listen
9
0
/25
go place a and to He uses bit it gel a head few he in hair his lines then of gets to across hold of
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
Listen
10
0
/13
every leave needs gives him the he morning the house This to confidence
This gives him the confidence he needs to leave the house every morning
Listen
11
0
/23
to ago used stopped the that spray environment he use heard was for but He bad hair using that he it so years
He used to use hair spray but he heard that it was bad for the environment so he stopped using that years ago
Listen
12
0
/23
to it do so takes His shower it brush a the still from hair only him minute is is easy damp to and
His hair is still damp from the shower so it is easy to brush and it only takes him a minute to do
Listen
13
0
/15
it for part the is that him day his helps prepare and Still of routine
Still it is part of his routine and that helps him prepare for the day
Listen

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