Jumbled Sentences Quiz

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Welcome to our engaging Jumbled Sentences Quiz, where you'll embark on a journey to unravel the mystery of scrambled words and arrange them into coherent and meaningful sentences. This quiz is designed to challenge your ability to organize words effectively, enhancing your language comprehension and communication skills. In this quiz, you'll encounter a series of sentences where the words are jumbled up. Your task is to rearrange these words to form grammatically correct and logically structured sentences. By doing so, you'll not only sharpen your understanding of sentence structure but also improve your vocabulary and syntax.

This quiz Read moreoffers a fun and educational way to practice organizing words into clear and concise sentences. With each question, you'll face a new set of jumbled words, providing you with ample opportunities to test and enhance your word-ordering proficiency. Take our Jumbled Sentences Quiz now and challenge yourself to arrange the chaos into cohesive sentences!


Jumbled Sentences Questions and Answers

  • 1. 

    A - new - car - they - do - not - need (Put Capital letters and punctuation marks wherever necessary)

    Explanation
     The given sentence is a rearrangement of the words "They do not need a new car." The sentence could also work as a dependent clause as is now.

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  • 2. 

    like - ice - my - sister - cream. - does - not

    Explanation
    The given words "like - ice - my - sister - cream - does - not" can be rearranged to form the sentence "My sister does not like ice cream." This sentence is grammatically correct and conveys the message that the speaker's sister does not have a preference for ice cream.

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  • 3. 

    a - dress? - beautiful - does - lisa - want

    Explanation
    The given question is a grammatically correct sentence that follows the subject-verb-object word order. It is asking whether Lisa wants a beautiful dress.

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  • 4. 

    Deny - dinner - does - bread - for - his - not - want

    Explanation
    The correct answer is a grammatically correct sentence that accurately conveys the meaning of the given words. It states that Deny does not want bread for his dinner.

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  • 5. 

    david - of - scissors - to - cut - needs- the - paper - a - pair (Capital letters and Punctuation count)

    Explanation
    The given sentence is a jumbled sentence and needs to be rearranged to form a coherent and grammatically correct sentence. By rearranging the words, we get the correct sentence "David needs a pair of scissors to cut the paper."

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  • 6. 

    likes - fish - very - brother - much - Mary’s

    Explanation
    The given sentence is "Mary’s brother likes fish very much." is a correct statement that describes Mary's brother's preference for fish. It states that Mary's brother has a strong liking for fish.

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  • 7. 

    her – coffee - my - mother - sugar - in - wants - some

    Explanation
    The given sentence is a correct sentence that is grammatically and syntactically accurate. It follows the correct word order and uses the appropriate verb tense. The sentence conveys the meaning that the speaker's mother desires to have sugar added to her coffee.

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  • 8. 

    does - afternoon?- football - in - the - rico - like - playing

    Explanation
    The given correct answer is a question formed by rearranging the words in the given sentence. It is asking whether Rico enjoys playing football in the afternoon.

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  • 9. 

    needs - cooking - Mary’s - a - gas - stove - for-mother (Capital letters and punctuation count)

    Explanation
    The given words can  be arranged into the sentence, "Mary's mother needs a gas stove for cooking." This is the correct order of the sentence.

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  • 10. 

    canvas?- does - need - money - to - buy - a- tommy - new

    Explanation
    This sentence correctly rearranges the words to form a grammatically correct sentence. The question is asking whether Tommy requires money in order to purchase a new canvas.

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  • 11. 

    every - day?- sweep - the - floor -does - lisa 

    Explanation
    The given answer is correct because it correctly forms a question using the auxiliary verb "does" followed by the subject "Lisa" and the main verb "sweep." The question is asking if Lisa sweeps the floor every day.

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  • 12. 

    bad - did - addie - leo - hear - the - and - news?

    Explanation
    The sentence is a question asking if Addie and Leo heard the bad news. The words are arranged in a grammatically correct order, with the subject "Addie and Leo" followed by the verb "hear" and the object "the bad news." The question is formed by starting with the auxiliary verb "do" and inverting the subject and verb.

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  • 13. 

    at - seven? - does - go - to - his - office - your - father  (Capital letters and punctuation marks count)

    Explanation
    The given sentence is a question formed in the present tense using the auxiliary verb "does" to indicate the third person singular subject "your father". The sentence is asking about the regular action of the father going to his office at seven o'clock.

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  • 14. 

    david - watches – television – evening - in - the - usually

    Explanation
    The given sentence is a rearrangement of the words "David - usually - watches - television - in - the - evening." The correct answer is the same as the given sentence, "David usually watches television in the evening." This sentence follows the correct word order and conveys the intended meaning.

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  • 15. 

    Do - his – homework - the - lazy - doesn’t - boy  (Capital letters and Punctuation count)

    Explanation
    In this sentence, "The lazy boy" is the subject, "doesn't" is the auxiliary verb, "do" is the main verb, and "his homework" is the object. The sentence structure follows standard English grammar rules, with appropriate capitalization and punctuation.

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  • 16. 

    the - outside - was - sitting - the - door - cat

    Explanation
    There are two possible sentences that can be created with the jumbled words. Both sentences describe the location of the cat, stating that it was sitting outside the door. 

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  • 17. 

    she - the - time - arrived - start  – long – before

    Explanation
    The given sentence is a rearrangement of the words "she", "the", "time", “start”, "arrived", "long", and "before". The correct arrangement is "She arrived long before the start time." This sentence is grammatically correct and conveys the meaning that she arrived early, well in advance of the expected time.

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  • 18. 

    the - bee - over - my - flew - right - head

    Explanation
    The given sentence is a simple statement that describes the action of a bee flying directly above the speaker's head.

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  • 19. 

    the - happened -to - know -I - want - how - precisely - accident

    Explanation
    The given sentence is grammatically correct and conveys the intended meaning. It is a statement expressing the speaker's desire to have detailed information about the accident and how it occurred. The sentence is structured properly with the subject "I," the verb "want," and the object "to know precisely how the accident happened."

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  • 20. 

    I - like - because - the - air -is - cool - this - place

    Explanation
    The given sentence is a jumbled version of the correct answer. By rearranging the words in the correct order, we get the sentence "I like this place because the air is cool." This sentence makes sense and conveys the idea that the speaker enjoys the place because of its cool air.

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Juliette is a middle school English teacher at Sacred Heart of Greenwich, Connecticut. Juliette earned a BA in English/Language Arts Teacher Education from Elon University (2016-2020) and an MA in Teaching Writing from Johns Hopkins University (Apr 2023-Dec 2025). She holds a Classroom Teacher license from the Connecticut State Department of Education, obtained in July 2021. Juliette possesses strong skills in English language arts, writing, editing, and literature study. She has a deep passion for working with young people and contributing to the education of America's youth in the classroom.

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