Jumbled Words and Sentences for Class 8

Define Jumbled Words

Jumbled words are words in which the letters have been rearranged to form a different word. They are mainly to be rearranged by scrambling letters respectively to make a meaningful word.

For example, Paficist

Solved: Pacifist (A person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind)

How to Solve Jumbled Words?

→ First, carefully read the entire jumbled word. Take note of each letter and its position.
→ Then, look for any common prefixes or suffixes in the word. 
→ Next, try to identify any recognisable root words.
→ Next, try to break the jumbled word into syllables and look for vowels
→ Try different combinations of letters. Start with the letters that you are most confident about and build from there.
→ Once you think you've unscrambled the word, try to look for its meaning. Finally, you are done decoding your word. 

Define Jumbled Sentences

Jumbled Sentences also known as word order, scrambled sentences or mixed-up sentences, are exercises designed to test a person's ability to reorganise phrases into a logical and correctly constructed sentence. This exercise is frequently used in language learning to improve students' comprehension of vocabulary, syntax and sentence structure. 

For example, at/ top/ voice/ shouting/the /man/ his/ of /demanded/the /admission

Solved: Shouting at the top of his voice, the man demanded admission.

How to Solve Jumbled Sentences?

→ First, read the jumbled sentence carefully to understand the context and meaning. One needs to identify any clue words or phrases that can help to determine the correct order.
→ Next, try to identify the main idea or topic of the sentence. Look for the subject, verb and object, if possible.
→ Then, identify the linking words such as conjunctions (and, but, because, since, whereas, as, so), prepositions (in, on, at) and transitional words (then, however, therefore, despite). These kinds of words help to provide clues about the logical order of the sentence.
→ Importantly, paying attention to the tense of the verbs and ensuring that they agree with the subject is crucial. This can help to eliminate certain word orders that don't make grammatical sense.
→ Should follow the order rules of English, such as placing adjectives before nouns and adverbs before verbs. 
→ Once you think you have the correct order, read the sentence and double-check whether the rearranged sentence makes sense in the given context or not. Lately, you are done with your correct meaningful sentence. 

Solved Examples

I. Identify the correctly spelt word:

1. a) cirventcum b) cumventcir c) ventcircum d) circumvent
2. a) faceousit b) facetious c) tiousface d) facteious
3. a) debonair b) debnairo c)  denairob d) deobnair 
4. a) antiquated b) antiuqated c) antquatedi d) atniquaedt 
5. a) agrapphobia b) agoraphobia c) agorafobia d) egoraphobia 
6. a) eigneous b) ingniouse c) ingenious d) niousinge 
7. a) heinous b) henousi c) enousih d) henious 
8. a) ripulsive b) reepulsiv c) ripulsiev d) repulsive 
9. a) thumpinge b) thumpineg c) tumhping d) thumping 
10. a) winsome b) winsoem c) winomse  d) winsemo 

Answers: 

1. d) circumvent
2. b) facetious
3. a) debonair
4. a) antiquated
5. b) agoraphobia
6. c) ingenious
7. a) heinous
8. d) repulsive
9. d) thumping
10. a) winsome

II. Identify the correct order of the sentences: 

1. Flying/ we / spotted/ a /rare/ bird /with /colourful/ feathers/in /the/ forest.

Answer:  In the forest, we spotted a rare bird with colourful feathers flying. 

2. Intrigued/ the /adventurous/ children/ explored /the/mysterious /old/ house/ hidden /behind/ tall/ trees.

Answer: The mysterious old house, hidden behind tall trees, intrigued the adventurous children.

3. After/ the/ storm/ the/ town/ came/ together /to/ rebuild /the /damaged/ houses /and /roads.

Answer: After the storm, the town came together to rebuild the damaged houses and roads.

4. The/ scientist/ revolutionized/ the/ field/ of/ medicine/ by/ conducting/ a/ groundbreaking/ experiment.

Answer: The scientist conducted a groundbreaking experiment that revolutionized the field of medicine.

5. Despite/ his/ injury/ the/ athlete/ continued/ to/ run/ with/ determination/ and/ perseverance

Answer: Despite his injury, the athlete continued to run with determination and perseverance.

6. The /ancient/ artifacts/ discovered/ in/ the/ archaeological/ site/ shed/ light/ on/ the/ lost/ civilization.

Answer: The ancient artifacts discovered in the archaeological site shed light on the lost civilization.

7. With /a /map/ in/ hand/ the/ explorer/ embarked /on/ a/ challenging/ journey/ through/ the/ dense/ jungle.

Answer: With a map in hand, the explorer embarked on a challenging journey through the dense jungle.

8. Surrounded /by/ towering/ mountains/ the/ picturesque/ valley/ offers/ breathtaking/ views.

Answer: Surrounded by towering mountains, the picturesque valley offers breathtaking views.

9. During/ the /concert/ the/ talented/ musician/ played/a/ mesmerizing/ melody/on/ the/ piano.

Answer: The talented musician played a mesmerizing melody on the piano during the concert.

10. Despite/ facing/ numerous/ obstacles/ the/ team/ achieved/ their/ goal/ through/ teamwork.

Answer: Despite facing numerous obstacles, the team managed to achieve their goal through teamwork.