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