Brushing is a familiar part of getting ready.
The idea
Use brush followed by the hair or teeth being brushed. With he or she, use brushes; the past is brushed.
Examples
- I brush my teeth after breakfast.
- She brushes her hair before school.
- We brushed our teeth at the campsite.
- The child is brushing the doll’s hair.
- Please brush your teeth before bed.
- He brushed his hair in the mirror.
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Watch out
A toothbrush is the tool, not the thing named in brush your teeth.
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Choose the correct word. My brother ___ his teeth every morning. (brush / brushes)
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brushes
brushes agrees with the singular subject.
Choose the correct word. Yesterday I ___ my hair. (brush / brushed)
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brushed
brushed fits the completed action yesterday.
Choose the correct word. Please brush your ___. (teeth / toothbrush)
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teeth
teeth names what is cleaned, not the tool.
Practice round
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Choose the correct word. My brother ___ his teeth every morning. (brush / brushes)
Choose the correct word. Yesterday I ___ my hair. (brush / brushed)
Choose the correct word. Please brush your ___. (teeth / toothbrush)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe when you brush your hair and teeth.