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