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