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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/10
Mustafah
angry
was
three
his
very
weeks
nephew
at
ago
Mustafah
was
very
angry
at
his
nephew
three
weeks
ago
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0
/18
he
not
income
rich
civet
works
Mustafah
cats
is
musk
earns
hard
raising
but
for
decent
and
a
Mustafah
works
hard
raising
civet
cats
for
musk
and
earns
a
decent
income
but
he
is
not
rich
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0
/15
night
at
University
nephew
one
friends
studies
carried
away
his
and
with
drinking
His
got
His
nephew
studies
at
University
and
got
carried
away
one
night
drinking
with
his
friends
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0
/18
car
off
he
had
accident
dozed
a
lot
drove
As
causing
and
damage
his
nephew
a
of
home
As
his
nephew
drove
home
he
dozed
off
and
had
a
car
accident
causing
a
lot
of
damage
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0
/18
nephew
his
It
out
for
bail
Mustafah
had
was
his
could
more
damage
to
pay
than
parents
and
It
was
more
damage
than
his
parents
could
pay
for
and
Mustafah
had
to
bail
his
nephew
out
6
0
/8
paying
own
his
has
debts
Now
trouble
he
Now
he
has
trouble
paying
his
own
debts
7
0
/8
problems
he
wish
can't
knows
He
away
his
He
knows
he
can't
wish
away
his
problems
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0
/22
unhappy
This
a
and
very
three
adds
brother
weeks
to
up
for
family
to
has
Mustafah
almost
nephew
his
not
or
talked
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