Jumbled Sentences for Class 8: Definition, Exercises, Worksheet (Free PDF)

Jumbled sentences might seem like a tricky puzzle at first, but they’re a fantastic way to improve your English language skills. These sentences help students work on their critical thinking skills. Similarly, jumbled sentences are an effective exercise for enhancing language skills, particularly for Class 8 students. If you’re in Class 8, mastering jumbled sentences can significantly enhance your grammar, vocabulary, and other abilities.

What are Jumbled Sentences for Class 8 Students?

Jumbled sentences consist of words or phrases that are mixed up, requiring students to rearrange them into the correct order. This exercise helps improve vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure understanding.

Here are some examples of jumbled sentences along with their correct arrangements:

1. Jumbled: in/ we /of/science/the age/live

Correct: We live in the age of science.

2. Jumbled: conquered/air/time/we have/help of/with/scientific invention

Correct: We have conquered air, space, and time with the help of scientific invention.

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Jumbled Words for Class 8 with Answers

Following are sentences with jumbled words for Class 8 students along with the answers for you.

1. Jumbled:  a / interesting / I / am / about / reading / very / book

Correct: I am very interested in reading about a book.

2. Jumbled:  the / beautiful / of / mountains/scenery / the / was / breathtaking

Correct: The scenery of the beautiful mountains was breathtaking.

3. Jumbled:  to / the / zoo / went / yesterday / we / and / saw / many / animals

Correct: We went to the zoo yesterday and saw many animals.

4. Jumbled:  important / it / is / to / eat / healthy / fruits / and / vegetables

Correct: It is important to eat healthy fruits and vegetables.

5. Jumbled:  the / rain / heavily / throughout / it / was / night/raining

Correct: It was raining heavily throughout the night.

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Jumbled Sentences for Class 8 with Answers

Here are some exercises on jumbled sentences suitable for Class 8 students, along with their answers:

Exercise 1: Rearrange Words

Instructions: Rearrange the following words to form complete sentences. You can check your answers in the end.

1. although/was/very/it/expensive/the/was/necessary/to/invest/it
2. the/that/situation/worsened/because/no/one/took/action
3. she/decided/to/go/to/the/party/even/though/she/was/tired
4. the/book/written/by/the/author/became/popular/because/of/its/intriguing/story
5. the/scientists/discovered/a/new/species/in/the/rainforest/while/conducting/research
6. despite/the/rain,/the/event/took/place/as/planned/and/everyone/enjoyed
7. he/felt/happy/because/his/friends/surprised/him/on/his/birthday
8. if/she/studies/hard,/she/will/succeed/in/her/exams
9. many/countries/are/facing/challenges/due/to/climate/change
10. after/the/conference,/the/team/discussed/the/outcomes/in/a/detailed/report

Answers:

1. Although it was very expensive, it was necessary to invest in it.
2. The situation worsened because no one took action.
3. She decided to go to the party even though she was tired.
4. The book written by the author became popular because of its intriguing story.
5. The scientists discovered a new species in the rainforest while conducting research.
6. Despite the rain, the event took place as planned and everyone enjoyed it.
7. He felt happy because his friends surprised him on his birthday.
8. If she studies hard, she will succeed in her exams.
9. Many countries are facing challenges due to climate change.
10. After the conference, the team discussed the outcomes in a detailed report.

Exercise 2: Form Correct Sentences

Instructions: Rearrange the following words/phrases to form meaningful sentences:

1. the/that/was/most/challenging/task/I/have/ever/done
2. although/she/was/tired,/she/decided/to/finish/the/project
3. the/that/was/beautiful/sunset/we/saw/yesterday
4. if/he/studies/hard,/he/will/get/a/scholarship
5. the/teacher/said/the/homework/must/be/completed/by/Monday

Answers:

1. That was the most challenging task I have ever done.
2. Although she was tired, she decided to finish the project.
3. The sunset that we saw yesterday was beautiful.
4. If he studies hard, he will get a scholarship.
5. The teacher said the homework must be completed by Monday.

Exercise 3: Rearrange Words to Form Sentences

Instructions: Rearrange the following words/phrases to form meaningful sentences:

1. the/invention/of/the/telephone/revolutionised/communication
2. while/watching/a/movie,/the/audience/laughed/out/loud
3. because/the/weather/were/cancelled/the/trains/delayed
4. she/decided/to/go/to/the/concert/even/though/she/had/a/test
5. the/book/became/popular/because/of/its/intriguing/story

Answers:

1. The invention of the telephone revolutionised communication.
2. While watching a movie, the audience laughed out loud.
3. The trains were delayed because of the weather.
4. She decided to go to the concert even though she had a test.
5. The book became popular because of its intriguing story.

Exercise 4

Instructions: Rearrange the following words to form meaningful sentences.

1. the/was/most/challenging/task/I/have/ever/attempted
2. although/she/was/exhausted,/she/finished/the/report/on/time
3. the/movie/that/we/watched/last/night/was/incredible
4. if/the/weather/is/nice,/we/will/go/picnicking
5. the/scientists/made/a/significant/discovery/in/the/lab

Answers:

1. That was the most challenging task I have ever attempted.
2. Although she was exhausted, she finished the report on time.
3. The movie that we watched last night was incredible.
4. If the weather is nice, we will go picnicking.
5. The scientists made a significant discovery in the lab.

Exercise 5: Rearrange Words

Instructions: Rearrange the following words to form meaningful sentences:

1. the/that/was/most/challenging/task/I/have/ever/attempted
2. although/she/was/exhausted,/she/managed/to/complete/the/report/on/time
3. the/movie/that/we/watched/together/last/week/was/incredibly/thought-provoking
4. if/the/weather/is/favourable,/we/might/go/hiking/in/the/mountains
5. the/scientists/made/a/significant/discovery/in/their/research/laboratory

Answers:

1. That was the most challenging task I have ever attempted.
2. Although she was exhausted, she managed to complete the report on time.
3. The movie that we watched together last week was incredibly thought-provoking.
4. If the weather is favourable, we might go hiking in the mountains.
5. The scientists made a significant discovery in their research laboratory.

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Jumbled Sentences for Class 8 (PDF)

Now take a look at the PDF below which we have compiled for you. These sentences are designed to challenge students and help them practice their sentence construction skills. You can easily download the worksheet for free.

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Tips for Teaching Jumbled Sentences to Class 8 Students?

Here are some tips for teaching jumbled sentences to Class 8 students from basics:

1. Begin by making the Class 8 students understand the basics. Let them grasp the fundamentals of the Subject-Verb-Object structure of sentences. 
2. Review nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and their sentence functions.
3. Begin with jumbled sentences containing only a few words. Gradually increase the complexity as students gain confidence.
4. Use flashcards with individual words to help students visualise sentence formation.
5. Create puzzles with cut-out words that students must rearrange.
6. Conduct quizzes and tests to assess students’ progress.
7. In the end, make sure you provide feedback to the students.

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