Laundry - 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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once laundry week Phil does his a
Phil does his laundry once a week
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Friday so he days from the laundry works doesn't Monday to have He time do to those on
He works from Monday to Friday so he doesn't have time to do the laundry on those days
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does out usually sometimes but then He on laundry on runs of does so the the he laundry he clothes Sunday Saturday
He usually does the laundry on Sunday but sometimes he runs out of clothes on Saturday so he does the laundry then
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all the the bought change at daily can that his end Phil clothes and of week laundry he clothes enough still do
Phil bought enough clothes that he can change clothes daily and still do all his laundry at the end of the week
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of dress and socks five dress on so So he shirts five pairs has
So he has five pairs of dress socks five dress shirts and so on
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always week last a That has for to enough way he
That way he always has enough to last for a week
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his warm water he laundry When he does uses
When he does his laundry he uses warm water
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and washing liquid on laundry detergent top his machine in He puts the the adds
He puts his laundry in the washing machine and adds the liquid detergent on top
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he the Then water turns lid the and on closes
Then he turns on the water and closes the lid
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doesn't is automatic much have The add about so to how to he think machine water laundry
The laundry machine is automatic so he doesn't have to think about how much water to add
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detergent feel by always adds He
He always adds detergent by feel
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he as thinks much adds detergent laundry as needs that of load He
He adds as much detergent as he thinks that load of laundry needs
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two laundry always He of loads does
He always does two loads of laundry
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of and shirts clothing One load like pants his is most
One load is most of his clothing like shirts and pants
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laundry underwear socks other he wants The is like and the his separate load
The other load is the laundry he wants separate like his socks and underwear
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washing the all finished dryer in forty puts about the for dries it and machine all he is together it After minutes
After the washing machine is finished he puts it all in the dryer together and dries it all for about forty minutes
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enough dry load is to That the usually whole
That is usually enough to dry the whole load
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electricity sheet in clothes by don't the He anti together puts stick static cling so an static that
He puts in an anti static cling sheet so that the clothes don't stick together by static electricity
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the week he away clothes them his puts next folds for Then and
Then he folds his clothes and puts them away for the next week
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this likes him routine it easy and for He is
He likes this routine and it is easy for him
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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