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