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