Dish Washing - 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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to the hates wash dishes Phil
Phil hates to wash the dishes
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used he least to At
At least he used to
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waste his time of it He thought a was
He thought it was a waste of his time
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new sink He used use leave clean dishes to ones the in and the
He used to leave the dishes in the sink and use new clean ones
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dishes more reluctantly dishes Finally clean and wash when no there were sigh he all would the
Finally when there were no more clean dishes he would sigh and reluctantly wash all the dishes
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efficient very his He that use way was a thought time to
He thought that was a very efficient way to use his time
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it food problem time that the so a was to The off the wash on dishes dried long took had
The problem was that the food had dried on the dishes so it took a long time to wash off
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thoroughly He really wash to had
He really had to wash thoroughly
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years few was this time his wasting After he a realised actually
After a few years he realised this was actually wasting his time
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Then used right they to he were decided the dishes wash after
Then he decided to wash the dishes right after they were used
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using himself two him right dishes them took after Making years the wash another
Making himself wash the dishes right after using them took him another two years
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and looking his did house now is But much he finally cleaner it
But he finally did it and now his house is much cleaner looking
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because He he always dirty hates dishes washes carefully
He always washes carefully because he hates dirty dishes
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fills He dish and water some puts sink the in soap the hot with water
He fills the sink with hot water and puts some dish soap in the water
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dish water it the makes as adds filling He soap soap the bubble because the is usually
He usually adds the dish soap as the water is filling because it makes the soap bubble
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cloth he wash with to a dish Then gets
Then he gets a dish cloth to wash with
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scrubber sometimes a food to if get He the with scrubs is hard dishes there is off that
He scrubs the dishes with a scrubber sometimes if there is food that is hard to get off
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to are they always He Teflon clean because likes pans easy his
He likes his Teflon pans because they are always easy to clean
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so a washing the rinses water soap After on he any with have bit of don't dishes they always them clean
After washing he always rinses the dishes with a bit of clean water so they don't have any soap on them
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puts dry in dish he the to rack them Then
Then he puts them in the dish rack to dry
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house can Now a dirty he with dishes more the relax in no lot
Now with no dirty dishes in the house he can relax a lot more
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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