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