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

  1. Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
  2. Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
  3. Notice how idiomatic expressions are positioned in sentences
  4. If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
  5. After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence