Bite the Bullet
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 idiomatic expressions fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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0
/13
is
in
actually
Jeffries
Mark
look
may
he
boots
shaking
but
his
calm
Mark
Jeffries
may
look
calm
but
he
is
actually
shaking
in
his
boots
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0
/11
is
for
his
enemy
an
He
is
assassin
and
looking
him
He
is
an
assassin
and
his
enemy
is
looking
for
him
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0
/27
discovered
He
out
wits
kill
to
trying
his
his
phone
conversation
enemy
are
him
to
was
listening
and
scared
that
they
him
by
a
and
that
of
He
was
listening
to
a
phone
conversation
by
his
enemy
and
discovered
that
they
are
trying
to
kill
him
and
that
scared
him
out
of
his
wits
4
0
/23
to
has
He
he
must
to
that
first
whether
he
is
but
bottle
sure
it
the
decided
try
them
he
not
do
kill
He
decided
that
he
must
try
to
kill
them
first
but
he
is
not
sure
whether
he
has
the
bottle
to
do
it
5
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/18
enemy
are
they
him
and
for
the
went
he
so
look
bit
looking
But
bullet
for
to
his
But
they
are
looking
for
him
so
he
bit
the
bullet
and
went
to
look
for
his
enemy
6
0
/25
putting
staying
a
of
as
front
enemy
he
in
his
Right
hotel
is
on
brave
face
watch
luxury
where
is
he
now
the
stands
it
Right
now
he
is
putting
a
brave
face
on
it
as
he
stands
watch
in
front
of
the
luxury
hotel
where
his
enemy
is
staying
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 idiomatic expressions 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