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