Jumbled Words and Sentences for Class 9

What are Jumbled Words and Sentences?

A jumble is a word problem where sentences or words are to be rearranged by scrambling their words or letters respectively. The primary purpose of these exercises is to enhance language skills, including vocabulary, spelling and the ability to reconstruct sentences logically.

Let's understand through an example,

days / aware / health / their / people / these / are / more / of

Answer: These days people are more aware of their health.

NOTE: A sentence mainly has three parts: Subject, Verb and Object

In the above sentence,These days people are more (subject) aware (verb) of their health (object). To make a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence, the order of subject, verb and object should be correct always.

Tips to Solve Jumbled Sentences

→ Should read the jumbled sentences carefully. Then, look for clues that indicate the sequence of events or ideas.
→ Moving to identify keywords or phrases in each jumbled sentence.
→ Must follow the subject word order which is subject, verb and object to easily identify the structure of the sentences.
→ After assembling in the right order, try to find out the meaning of the sentence.
→ Finally, you have decoded your jumbled sentences.

Examples of Jumbled Sentences

Rearrange the following words in their right order:

1. It/ is / not /easy to/ play /a musical instrument / as /it /requires /great skill /and /dedication.

Solution: Playing a musical instrument requires great skill and dedication. It is not easy to.

2. After /the /storm/ the / sky/ cleared /up/ revealing a / breathtaking/ sunset/ over / the/ horizon.

Solution: After the storm, the sky cleared up revealing a breathtaking sunset over the horizon.

3. The / scientist/ conducted /a/ series/ of/ experiments /to /test/ the /hypothesis/ and/ gather/ meaningful /data.

Solution: The scientist conducted a series of experiments to test the hypothesis and gather meaningful data.

4. In/ the/ ancient/ city/ the /ruins/ of /an/ old /temple/stood /as a/ testament/ to/ its/ rich/ history.

Solution: In the ancient city, the ruins of an old temple stood as a testament to its rich history.

5. The /detective/ carefully/examined/ the/ crime /scene/collecting/ evidence/to/ unravel/ the/ mystery.

Solution: The detective carefully examined the crime scene, collecting evidence to unravel the mystery.

6. The /athletes/ trained/ rigorously/ for/ months/ to /prepare/ for/ the/ upcoming / championship.

Solution: The athletes trained rigorously for months to prepare for the upcoming championship.

7. The/ art/ gallery/ showcased / a /diverse/ collection/ of /paintings /sculptures/and / other/ forms /of /artistic /expression.

Solution: The art gallery showcased a diverse collection of paintings, sculptures, and other forms of artistic expression.

8. With/ a /sudden /burst /of /energy/the/team /scored /three /consecutive /goals/securing/ their /victory.

Solution: With a sudden burst of energy, the team scored three consecutive goals, securing their victory.

9. The /chef/ skillfully/combined /various /ingredients/ to/ create/a /unique/ and / flavourful/ dish.

Solution: The chef skillfully combined various ingredients to create a unique and flavourful dish.

10. Despite/ facing/ numerous /challenges/ the /team /persevered/ and /emerged/ victorious/ in/ the/ end.

Solution: Despite facing numerous challenges, the team persevered and emerged victorious in the end.