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 angry was three his very weeks nephew at ago
Mustafah was very angry at his nephew three weeks ago
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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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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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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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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
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paying own his has debts Now trouble he
Now he has trouble paying his own debts
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problems he wish can't knows He away his
He knows he can't wish away his problems
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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
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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