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Class 6 English — Jumbled sentences

Put jumbled parts of a sentence back into the one order that works, using the capital letter, the full stop and the subject to find your way.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Put the parts in order to make one correct sentence.

    • Before the sun rose,
    • the fishermen
    • pushed their boats
    • into the water.

  2. 2.Match each opening to the part that finishes it.

    • Because the tap had been left on,
    • Although the shop was shut,
    • As soon as the whistle blew,
    • If the parcel arrives today,
    • the players stopped running.
    • we will open it together.
    • the bucket overflowed.
    • the lights were still burning.

  3. 3.A jumbled sentence begins with the part "When the film ended,". What tells you it belongs at the front?

    • a) It contains a verb.
    • b) It names a person.
    • c) It is the longest part.
    • d) It begins with a capital letter and ends with a comma.

  4. 4.These parts make one sentence: "a letter" / "to her grandmother" / "Meera wrote" / "on Sunday morning." Which part must come last?

    • a) Meera wrote
    • b) a letter
    • c) to her grandmother
    • d) on Sunday morning.

  5. 5.Put the parts in order to make one correct sentence.

    • in the back room.
    • the baker
    • Although the shop looked closed,
    • was already at work

  6. 6.Put the parts in order to make one correct sentence.

    • The old woman
    • who lives next door
    • in her garden.
    • grows roses

  7. 7.Put the parts in order to make one correct sentence.

    • Because the road was blocked,
    • through the hills.
    • the bus
    • took a longer route

  8. 8.Sort each part by whether it is printed as the start of a sentence.

    Groups: Printed as the start of a sentence · Not printed as the start

    • Every morning
    • and then
    • My friend Ravi
    • The tall boy
    • of the story
    • in the corner

Answer key — Class 6 English — Jumbled sentences

  1. 1. 1. Before the sun rose, 2. the fishermen 3. pushed their boats 4. into the water.
  2. 2. Because the tap had been left on, → the bucket overflowed.; Although the shop was shut, → the lights were still burning.; As soon as the whistle blew, → the players stopped running.; If the parcel arrives today, → we will open it together.
  3. 3. d) It begins with a capital letter and ends with a comma.
  4. 4. d) on Sunday morning.
  5. 5. 1. Although the shop looked closed, 2. the baker 3. was already at work 4. in the back room.
  6. 6. 1. The old woman 2. who lives next door 3. grows roses 4. in her garden.
  7. 7. 1. Because the road was blocked, 2. the bus 3. took a longer route 4. through the hills.
  8. 8. The tall boy → Printed as the start of a sentence; in the corner → Not printed as the start; Every morning → Printed as the start of a sentence; and then → Not printed as the start; My friend Ravi → Printed as the start of a sentence; of the story → Not printed as the start