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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Jeffries
in
his
shaking
calm
Mark
but
he
actually
may
is
boots
look
Mark
Jeffries
may
look
calm
but
he
is
actually
shaking
in
his
boots
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/11
is
and
He
an
is
him
assassin
for
his
looking
enemy
He
is
an
assassin
and
his
enemy
is
looking
for
him
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/27
his
phone
and
was
kill
wits
out
to
that
and
trying
that
him
by
enemy
him
to
his
are
scared
a
discovered
He
of
listening
they
conversation
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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/23
try
but
sure
bottle
that
he
he
whether
must
is
first
it
them
decided
the
has
kill
He
he
do
to
not
to
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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they
looking
to
look
him
the
for
But
bit
his
he
so
are
and
for
bullet
went
enemy
But
they
are
looking
for
him
so
he
bit
the
bullet
and
went
to
look
for
his
enemy
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/25
hotel
stands
the
where
staying
face
is
in
brave
of
front
he
his
watch
putting
now
it
is
luxury
on
as
a
Right
enemy
he
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