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