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