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Daily cefr B1

Dish Washing - daily

Word Order Practice

Listen to each sentence, then tap the words in the correct order. Green ✓ = correct so far.

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

Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings, 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

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
  5. After completing each sentence, listen again while reading your answer