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