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