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