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