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