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