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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shaking
in
look
but
may
he
actually
is
boots
Mark
Jeffries
his
calm
Mark
Jeffries
may
look
calm
but
he
is
actually
shaking
in
his
boots
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0
/11
and
for
He
assassin
him
looking
an
is
enemy
is
his
He
is
an
assassin
and
his
enemy
is
looking
for
him
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0
/27
enemy
and
are
listening
to
wits
to
they
that
by
was
He
of
his
scared
conversation
him
a
discovered
phone
him
his
that
trying
out
kill
and
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
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0
/23
sure
to
he
has
not
the
them
He
bottle
is
whether
it
that
do
try
must
but
he
he
decided
first
to
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
0
/18
and
he
looking
they
so
bullet
his
look
bit
to
for
went
But
are
enemy
him
for
the
But
they
are
looking
for
him
so
he
bit
the
bullet
and
went
to
look
for
his
enemy
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0
/25
in
on
hotel
front
enemy
the
staying
Right
of
now
stands
putting
as
brave
watch
he
face
he
is
where
luxury
is
it
a
his
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