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