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