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