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