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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0
/10
nephew
ago
was
very
weeks
at
his
three
angry
Mustafah
Mustafah
was
very
angry
at
his
nephew
three
weeks
ago
2
0
/18
earns
civet
hard
a
and
but
not
Mustafah
musk
decent
income
is
raising
for
works
rich
he
cats
Mustafah
works
hard
raising
civet
cats
for
musk
and
earns
a
decent
income
but
he
is
not
rich
3
0
/15
one
friends
with
his
carried
and
University
night
at
drinking
His
nephew
away
got
studies
His
nephew
studies
at
University
and
got
carried
away
one
night
drinking
with
his
friends
4
0
/18
lot
As
causing
a
damage
of
nephew
drove
off
a
home
had
and
his
dozed
car
he
accident
As
his
nephew
drove
home
he
dozed
off
and
had
a
car
accident
causing
a
lot
of
damage
5
0
/18
Mustafah
nephew
could
parents
more
bail
pay
out
to
had
for
and
It
was
his
than
his
damage
It
was
more
damage
than
his
parents
could
pay
for
and
Mustafah
had
to
bail
his
nephew
out
6
0
/8
paying
has
debts
Now
his
trouble
he
own
Now
he
has
trouble
paying
his
own
debts
7
0
/8
away
wish
knows
problems
can't
he
He
his
He
knows
he
can't
wish
away
his
problems
8
0
/22
weeks
to
a
Mustafah
brother
not
family
his
adds
has
almost
three
This
nephew
talked
unhappy
or
to
for
up
very
and
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