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