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
1
0
/13
is
may
in
but
Mark
boots
shaking
Jeffries
his
look
he
calm
actually
Mark
Jeffries
may
look
calm
but
he
is
actually
shaking
in
his
boots
2
0
/11
and
is
He
for
assassin
his
is
enemy
looking
an
him
He
is
an
assassin
and
his
enemy
is
looking
for
him
3
0
/27
him
trying
a
his
by
enemy
was
to
and
that
his
conversation
He
of
to
they
are
scared
that
phone
him
discovered
listening
kill
wits
and
out
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
he
but
sure
do
to
kill
it
bottle
He
to
first
he
try
not
them
decided
must
he
is
the
has
that
whether
He
decided
that
he
must
try
to
kill
them
first
but
he
is
not
sure
whether
he
has
the
bottle
to
do
it
5
0
/18
look
to
they
for
him
bullet
went
his
are
looking
he
bit
But
and
enemy
the
so
for
But
they
are
looking
for
him
so
he
bit
the
bullet
and
went
to
look
for
his
enemy
6
0
/25
in
is
a
Right
stands
staying
brave
his
front
on
the
where
he
he
enemy
watch
is
luxury
putting
of
face
it
as
now
hotel
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