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