Scent of an Angry Man
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 common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
1
0
/10
was
ago
weeks
his
angry
three
nephew
at
Mustafah
very
Mustafah
was
very
angry
at
his
nephew
three
weeks
ago
2
0
/18
musk
income
for
is
earns
not
civet
works
but
Mustafah
decent
hard
he
a
cats
and
rich
raising
Mustafah
works
hard
raising
civet
cats
for
musk
and
earns
a
decent
income
but
he
is
not
rich
3
0
/15
and
his
studies
drinking
with
nephew
night
got
His
one
carried
at
friends
University
away
His
nephew
studies
at
University
and
got
carried
away
one
night
drinking
with
his
friends
4
0
/18
and
a
his
off
of
lot
As
a
he
drove
causing
car
nephew
home
accident
had
dozed
damage
As
his
nephew
drove
home
he
dozed
off
and
had
a
car
accident
causing
a
lot
of
damage
5
0
/18
out
more
his
parents
bail
and
to
Mustafah
could
his
nephew
was
damage
It
than
pay
had
for
It
was
more
damage
than
his
parents
could
pay
for
and
Mustafah
had
to
bail
his
nephew
out
6
0
/8
he
debts
own
Now
has
paying
his
trouble
Now
he
has
trouble
paying
his
own
debts
7
0
/8
his
He
he
problems
away
knows
wish
can't
He
knows
he
can't
wish
away
his
problems
8
0
/22
unhappy
and
almost
weeks
nephew
has
up
This
to
a
three
not
brother
Mustafah
talked
his
adds
for
very
family
or
to
This
adds
up
to
a
very
unhappy
family
and
Mustafah
has
not
talked
to
his
brother
or
nephew
for
almost
three
weeks
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence