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
ago
Mustafah
nephew
at
three
weeks
his
angry
was
very
Mustafah
was
very
angry
at
his
nephew
three
weeks
ago
2
0
/18
musk
for
Mustafah
income
cats
decent
he
is
rich
not
raising
a
hard
but
and
works
earns
civet
Mustafah
works
hard
raising
civet
cats
for
musk
and
earns
a
decent
income
but
he
is
not
rich
3
0
/15
nephew
with
got
his
at
studies
friends
University
drinking
away
and
His
one
carried
night
His
nephew
studies
at
University
and
got
carried
away
one
night
drinking
with
his
friends
4
0
/18
a
dozed
lot
off
a
had
As
of
he
damage
accident
causing
nephew
his
drove
car
home
and
As
his
nephew
drove
home
he
dozed
off
and
had
a
car
accident
causing
a
lot
of
damage
5
0
/18
his
to
damage
could
out
had
was
parents
Mustafah
for
bail
pay
It
more
nephew
and
than
his
It
was
more
damage
than
his
parents
could
pay
for
and
Mustafah
had
to
bail
his
nephew
out
6
0
/8
paying
own
trouble
his
has
debts
he
Now
Now
he
has
trouble
paying
his
own
debts
7
0
/8
away
He
can't
his
wish
he
problems
knows
He
knows
he
can't
wish
away
his
problems
8
0
/22
has
and
weeks
or
talked
Mustafah
nephew
unhappy
adds
his
for
family
not
to
brother
very
to
This
a
up
almost
three
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