JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/4.3.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<div class="content-container">
                                <p>The bluebird <span class="blank"></span> the <span class="blank"></span> on his
                                    <span class="blank"></span></p>
                            </div>
                            <div class="btn-container">
                                <ul id="my_div">
                                    <li><a href="#">carries</a></li>
                                    <li><a href="#">sky</a></li>
                                    <li><a href="#">back</a></li>
                                </ul>
                            </div>

CSS

.content-container {
  padding: 30px 0;
}

span.blank {
  display: inline-block;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #777;
  min-width: 40px;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-align: center;
}
 p {
  font-size: 20px;
}

.btn-container ul {
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.btn-container ul li {
  display: inline-block;
}

.btn-container li > a {
  font-size: 18px;
  padding: 2px 5px;
}

.btn-container li > a:hover {
  border-bottom: 1px solid;
}

.disable {
  color: #ccc !important;
  cursor: not-allowed;
  visibility: hidden;
}

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function () {
            $(".btn-container li").click(function () {
                let val = $(this).text();
                var blankIndex = 0;
                var optionIndex = $(this).index();
                if (optionIndex === blankIndex) {
                    $(".blank:empty:first").html(val);
                    $(this).prop("disabled", true).addClass('disable');
                    blankIndex++;
                    console.log('right');
                } else {
                    console.log('wrong');
                }
            });
        });