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
boots
Mark
calm
Jeffries
but
in
he
may
shaking
look
actually
his
is
Mark
Jeffries
may
look
calm
but
he
is
actually
shaking
in
his
boots
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0
/11
enemy
is
and
his
an
assassin
for
is
him
He
looking
He
is
an
assassin
and
his
enemy
is
looking
for
him
3
0
/27
his
to
conversation
to
listening
and
a
out
trying
they
that
by
phone
him
He
that
kill
and
him
his
discovered
wits
are
enemy
was
scared
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
4
0
/23
bottle
first
has
not
he
decided
but
kill
whether
He
it
to
must
them
he
is
the
try
he
sure
that
to
do
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
the
look
enemy
bullet
bit
and
his
for
for
they
But
he
went
him
are
to
so
looking
But
they
are
looking
for
him
so
he
bit
the
bullet
and
went
to
look
for
his
enemy
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0
/25
a
he
stands
of
front
Right
is
is
face
his
staying
he
the
hotel
luxury
as
enemy
it
watch
putting
brave
on
in
now
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