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