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