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