Brushing Teeth - 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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a going dentist his twice brushes the to because he doesn't like teeth Phil day
Phil brushes his teeth twice a day because he doesn't like going to the dentist
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like his cavities teeth young he to he and When brush was he of didn't lot a got
When he was young he didn't like to brush his teeth and he got a lot of cavities
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teeth brushes he Now breakfast the his after morning in
Now he brushes his teeth after breakfast in the morning
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brush always shower his gets up to breakfast He enough have early teeth and
He always gets up early enough to shower have breakfast and brush his teeth
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dressed of And get course
And get dressed of course
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feel because helps stop salty but always toothpaste uses is and it he mouth makes He days toothpaste he bad cleaner it breath his using thinks these a
He always uses toothpaste but these days he is using a salty toothpaste because it makes his mouth feel cleaner and he thinks it helps stop bad breath
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two the toothpaste his rinses the sink spits he about brushing After mouth with into for out water minutes and
After brushing for about two minutes he spits out the toothpaste into the sink and rinses his mouth with water
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sink Then it and cleans in cup toothbrush the beside the he the puts
Then he cleans the toothbrush and puts it in the cup beside the sink
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of he Then with goes on rest his the morning
Then he goes on with the rest of his morning
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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