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
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his
at
ago
three
Mustafah
very
was
nephew
angry
weeks
Mustafah
was
very
angry
at
his
nephew
three
weeks
ago
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/18
for
income
musk
works
but
cats
hard
and
rich
Mustafah
not
decent
a
raising
civet
he
is
earns
Mustafah
works
hard
raising
civet
cats
for
musk
and
earns
a
decent
income
but
he
is
not
rich
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/15
his
at
one
and
got
University
His
nephew
carried
studies
drinking
away
night
friends
with
His
nephew
studies
at
University
and
got
carried
away
one
night
drinking
with
his
friends
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/18
accident
and
causing
a
his
drove
nephew
of
dozed
lot
As
had
car
off
he
home
a
damage
As
his
nephew
drove
home
he
dozed
off
and
had
a
car
accident
causing
a
lot
of
damage
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/18
parents
and
than
his
It
Mustafah
had
could
to
out
bail
more
nephew
damage
pay
for
was
his
It
was
more
damage
than
his
parents
could
pay
for
and
Mustafah
had
to
bail
his
nephew
out
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trouble
paying
has
his
he
debts
own
Now
Now
he
has
trouble
paying
his
own
debts
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0
/8
problems
his
can't
knows
wish
away
he
He
He
knows
he
can't
wish
away
his
problems
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0
/22
almost
nephew
not
three
talked
adds
to
has
his
very
or
unhappy
for
up
Mustafah
family
This
brother
to
a
weeks
and
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