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