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