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