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