Dish Washing - 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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wash to Phil hates the dishes
Phil hates to wash the dishes
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least At he used to
At least he used to
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his He it a thought waste time of was
He thought it was a waste of his time
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clean He to in used the ones sink leave and use dishes new the
He used to leave the dishes in the sink and use new clean ones
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when clean reluctantly wash and more dishes there he dishes sigh no were would all Finally the
Finally when there were no more clean dishes he would sigh and reluctantly wash all the dishes
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thought that very to time way was efficient use a his He
He thought that was a very efficient way to use his time
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long to the wash took it on The dishes the time food problem a that off was dried so had
The problem was that the food had dried on the dishes so it took a long time to wash off
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to thoroughly really wash He had
He really had to wash thoroughly
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this wasting After time was actually a realised few years his he
After a few years he realised this was actually wasting his time
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dishes wash were right Then decided to he used the they after
Then he decided to wash the dishes right after they were used
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them using years right two him himself Making the after wash another took dishes
Making himself wash the dishes right after using them took him another two years
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and much he looking is But did his now cleaner finally house it
But he finally did it and now his house is much cleaner looking
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dirty carefully always dishes He he because hates washes
He always washes carefully because he hates dirty dishes
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fills some in He hot and the water sink with the dish soap puts water
He fills the sink with hot water and puts some dish soap in the water
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soap filling the as dish the soap the adds is makes water because it bubble usually He
He usually adds the dish soap as the water is filling because it makes the soap bubble
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to cloth wash he with Then a dish gets
Then he gets a dish cloth to wash with
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off food He scrubs is the sometimes that is with hard if get scrubber a to dishes there
He scrubs the dishes with a scrubber sometimes if there is food that is hard to get off
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always likes they Teflon are to He because his clean pans easy
He likes his Teflon pans because they are always easy to clean
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a rinses dishes always clean on water them any of don't washing soap the have bit so he After they with
After washing he always rinses the dishes with a bit of clean water so they don't have any soap on them
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dry puts in he dish the them Then rack to
Then he puts them in the dish rack to dry
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dishes the no a can dirty Now with in house more he relax lot
Now with no dirty dishes in the house he can relax a lot more
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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