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