Brushing Teeth - 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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dentist teeth going he a brushes to the because twice Phil day like doesn't his
Phil brushes his teeth twice a day because he doesn't like going to the dentist
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When to of like he a didn't he his lot brush teeth got young was cavities he and
When he was young he didn't like to brush his teeth and he got a lot of cavities
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Now teeth in morning his after breakfast brushes the he
Now he brushes his teeth after breakfast in the morning
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brush enough gets always breakfast teeth and up his to early shower have He
He always gets up early enough to shower have breakfast and brush his teeth
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And dressed get of course
And get dressed of course
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thinks feel but stop is his uses days he a salty helps makes breath toothpaste cleaner it because it toothpaste and using bad always He these he mouth
He always uses toothpaste but these days he is using a salty toothpaste because it makes his mouth feel cleaner and he thinks it helps stop bad breath
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After he the rinses the mouth spits brushing sink out minutes and two into with for about his toothpaste water
After brushing for about two minutes he spits out the toothpaste into the sink and rinses his mouth with water
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in Then the toothbrush and sink cup he cleans the puts beside it the
Then he cleans the toothbrush and puts it in the cup beside the sink
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on the morning rest his Then goes he of with
Then he goes on with the rest of his morning
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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