Answer these questions and find out just how good you are with the framing of sentences in English! Illustration: Dominic Xavier
'Today going I'm to theatre the.'
'Time hard she's having a mathematics studying.'
'Has a Kanan headache.'
Okay, so maybe you didn't have a hard time deciphering the sentences above.
But in the following pages, we bring you various other jumbled phrases and words -- see if you can put them in the correct sequence so as to construct meaningful sentences.
Answers are provided upon submission of results on each page and you can draw your own conclusions about your performance!
Put these words and phrases in the correct sequence, so as to create a meaningful sentence:
a) visited
b) a month
c) in over
d) I haven't
e) my grandparents
1) d-a-e-c-b
2) e-d-a-c-b
3) c-b-d-a-e
The correct answer is 1) d-a-e-c-b: I haven't visited my grandparents in over a month.
1) d-a-e-c-b: I haven't visited my grandparents in over a month.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU unscramble these sentences?
Put these words and phrases in the correct sequence, so as to create a meaningful sentence:
a) his father's
b) final exam
c) failed the
d) Karan
e) disappointment
f) much to
1) f-d-e-a-c-b
2) a-b-e-c-f-d
3) d-c-b-f-a-e
The correct answer is 3) d-c-b-f-a-e: Karan failed the final exam, much to his father's disappointment.
3) d-c-b-f-a-e: Karan failed the final exam, much to his father's disappointment.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU unscramble these sentences?
Put these words and phrases in the correct sequence, so as to create a meaningful sentence:
a) meet
b) Mrs Malhotra's
c) surliest man
d) husband
e) you'll ever
f) is the
1) c-f-b-d-e-a
2) b-d-f-c-e-a
3) f-c-e-a-b-d
The correct answer is 2) b-d-f-c-e-a: Mrs Malhotra's husband is the surliest man you'll ever meet.
2) b-d-f-c-e-a: Mrs Malhotra's husband is the surliest man you'll ever meet.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU unscramble these sentences?
Put these words and phrases in the correct sequence, so as to create a meaningful sentence:
a) be 21 years old
b) still need
c) to buy alcohol
d) you may
e) a liquor permit
f) but you
1) d-a-f-b-e-c
2) c-d-a-f-b-e
3) d-b-c-f-a-e
The correct answer is 1) d-a-f-b-e-c: You may be 21 years old, but you still need a liquor permit to buy alcohol.
1) d-a-f-b-e-c: You may be 21 years old, but you still need a liquor permit to buy alcohol.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU unscramble these sentences?
Put these words and phrases in the correct sequence, so as to create a meaningful sentence:
a) is worth
b) a bird
c) two in
d) in the
e) hand
f) the bush
1) b-d-f-a-c-e
2) b-d-e-a-c-f
3) d-e-b-a-c-f
The correct answer is 2) b-d-e-a-c-f: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
2) b-d-e-a-c-f: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU unscramble these sentences?
Put these words and phrases in the correct sequence, so as to create a meaningful sentence:
a) to Europe
b) planning
c) all year
d) this trip
e) he's been
1) d-a-e-b-c
2) e-b-d-a-c
3) e-b-c-d-a
The correct answer is 2) e-b-d-a-c: He's been planning this trip to Europe all year.
2) e-b-d-a-c: He's been planning this trip to Europe all year.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU unscramble these sentences?
Put these words and phrases in the correct sequence, so as to create a meaningful sentence:
a) is refusing
b) than a
c) fortnight's leave
d) her boss
e) her more
f) to grant
1) d-a-f-e-b-c
2) f-e-b-c-d-a
3) d-f-e-b-c-a
The correct answer is 1) d-a-f-e-b-c: Her boss is refusing to grant her more than a fortnight's leave.
1) d-a-f-e-b-c: Her boss is refusing to grant her more than a fortnight's leave.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU unscramble these sentences?
Put these words and phrases in the correct sequence, so as to create a meaningful sentence:
a) six months
b) together
c) it took
d) jigsaw puzzle
e) to piece
f) this giant
1) c-a-b-e-f-d
2) c-f-a-e-b-d
3) c-a-e-b-f-d
The correct answer is 3) c-a-e-b-f-d: It took six months to piece together this giant jigsaw puzzle.
3) c-a-e-b-f-d: It took six months to piece together this giant jigsaw puzzle.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU unscramble these sentences?
Put these words and phrases in the correct sequence, so as to create a meaningful sentence:
a) despite
b) Myra hates
c) her musical ability
d) piano lessons
e) attending
1) b-c-a-e-d
2) a-c-b-e-d
3) b-c-d-a-e
The correct answer is 2) a-c-b-e-d: Despite her musical ability, Myra hates attending piano lessons.
2) a-c-b-e-d: Despite her musical ability, Myra hates attending piano lessons.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU unscramble these sentences?
Put these words and phrases in the correct sequence, so as to create a meaningful sentence:
a) along this
b) terrible after
c) 6 pm
d) route is
e) the traffic
1) b-c-e-a-d
2) e-a-d-b-c
3) a-d-e-b-c
The correct answer is 2) e-a-d-b-c: The traffic along this route is terrible after 6 pm.
2) e-a-d-b-c: The traffic along this route is terrible after 6 pm.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU unscramble these sentences?
Put these words and phrases in the correct sequence, so as to create a meaningful sentence:
a) apartment
b) but the
c) buy this
d) owner is
e) I'd like to
f) an exorbitant price
g) demanding
1) e-c-a-b-d-g-f
2) d-g-f-b-e-c-a
3) e-c-b-d-g-f-a
The correct answer is 1) e-c-a-b-d-g-f: I'd like to buy this apartment, but the owner is demanding an exorbitant price.
1) e-c-a-b-d-g-f: I'd like to buy this apartment, but the owner is demanding an exorbitant price.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU unscramble these sentences?
Put these words and phrases in the correct sequence, so as to create a meaningful sentence:
a) vegetarian
b) so make
c) he's a
d) sure to
e) eggless cake
f) order an
1) c-a-b-d-f-e
2) f-e-c-a-b-d
3) c-d-f-e-b-a
The correct answer is 1) c-a-b-d-f-e: He's a vegetarian, so make sure to order an eggless cake.
1) c-a-b-d-f-e: He's a vegetarian, so make sure to order an eggless cake.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU unscramble these sentences?
Put these words and phrases in the correct sequence, so as to create a meaningful sentence:
a) time she
b) with a
c) take criticism
d) learned to
e) it's about
f) pinch of salt
1) c-b-f-e-a-d
2) a-d-c-b-f-e
3) e-a-d-c-b-f
The correct answer is 3) e-a-d-c-b-f: It's about time she learned to take criticism with a pinch of salt.
3) e-a-d-c-b-f: It's about time she learned to take criticism with a pinch of salt.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU unscramble these sentences?
Put these words and phrases in the correct sequence, so as to create a meaningful sentence:
a) my brother
b) been a
c) hypochondriac
d) bit of a
e) has always
1) e-b-d-c-a
2) a-e-b-d-c
3) d-c-a-e-b
The correct answer is 2) a-e-b-d-c: My brother has always been a bit of a hypochondriac.
2) a-e-b-d-c: My brother has always been a bit of a hypochondriac.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU unscramble these sentences?
Put these words and phrases in the correct sequence, so as to create a meaningful sentence:
a) only once
b) seasonal flowers
c) a year
d) these are
e) and bloom
1) b-d-e-a-c
2) d-b-e-a-c
3) b-a-c-d-e
The correct answer is 2) d-b-e-a-c: These are seasonal flowers and bloom only once a year.
2) d-b-e-a-c: These are seasonal flowers and bloom only once a year.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU unscramble these sentences?
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