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