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