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