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