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