Scrambled Sentences: Complete Guide, Worksheets and Exercises for Every Level

Scrambled sentences are used across every level of English education, from the earliest stages of reading and writing in Grade 1 through to advanced grammar work in upper primary and beyond. For a child in Grade 1, unscrambling ‘is / cat / the / soft’ into ‘The cat is soft’ is a meaningful achievement that reinforces the concept of sentence structure, subject-verb relationships and the position of determiners, all in a single task. For a student in Grade 4, unscrambling a complex sentence with multiple clauses, adverbs and prepositional phrases requires a sophisticated understanding of how English works.

This page provides the most comprehensive guide to scrambled sentences available. It covers what scrambled sentences are, the rules and principles for solving them, grade-by-grade guides and complete exercises from scrambled sentences for Grade 1 through to scrambled sentences advanced exercises, full scrambled sentences answers exercises for every set and a complete reference FAQ.

 

Table of Contents

• What are Scrambled Sentences?
• Rules and Strategies for Unscrambling Sentences
• Word Order in English: The Foundation of Scrambled Sentences
• Scrambled Sentences for Every Level with Exercises
• Scrambled Sentences Worksheet: Mixed Levels
• Frequently Asked Questions about Scrambled Sentences

 

What are Scrambled Sentences?

Scrambled sentences are sentences in which the words have been deliberately jumbled or reordered. The student’s task is to rearrange the words into the correct order to form a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence.

What scrambled sentences look like:

 

Scrambled Sentence	Unscrambled Sentence
to / school / every / she / goes / day	She goes to school every day.
in / the / playing / garden / children / are / the	The children are playing in the garden.
quickly / ran / she / the / stairs / down	She ran quickly down the stairs.

 

Rules and Strategies for Unscrambling Sentences

Before working through the grade-level exercises, understanding the core rules and strategies for solving scrambled sentences makes the process faster, more accurate and more educational.

Strategy 1: Find the Verb First

Every English sentence must contain a verb. Identifying the verb first gives the sentence its action or state and provides an anchor around which the other words can be arranged.

Words: quietly / read / she / book / the / corner / in / the

• Step 1: Identify the verb: ‘read’

• Step 2: Find the subject: ‘she’ (who is reading?)

• Step 3: Find the object: ‘the book’ (what is she reading?)

• Step 4: Add the remaining phrase: ‘in the corner’ (where?)

• Step 5: Add the adverb: 'quietly' (how?)

Result: She read the book quietly in the corner.

Strategy 2: Find the Subject

The subject of the sentence is usually a noun, a pronoun or a noun phrase. It typically comes at or near the beginning of the sentence. 

• Common subjects in scrambled sentences for Grade 1 and scrambled sentences for Grade 2: the dog, the cat, she, he, they, the children, my mother, the teacher

Strategy 3: Look for Capital Letters and Punctuation

In many scrambled sentences exercises, the first word is capitalised and the last word carries the end punctuation (full stop, question mark or exclamation mark). This provides an immediate starting point.

Strategy 4: Group Words That Belong Together

Certain combinations of words almost always stay together: determiners with nouns (‘the dog’, ‘a book’, ‘my sister’), adjectives with nouns (‘a tall building’, ‘the red ball’), prepositions with their objects (‘in the garden’, ‘on the table’, ‘before school’) and auxiliary verbs with main verbs (‘is playing’, ‘has finished’, ‘will go’).

Grouping these pairs and phrases before attempting to order the whole sentence simplifies the task considerably.

Strategy 5: Identify the Type of Sentence

In the sentence a statement, a question, a command or an exclamation? This affects word order significantly.

 

Sentence Type	Word Order	Example Sentence
Statement	Subject + verb + object/complement	She is reading the book.
Question	Auxiliary verb + subject + main verb	Is she reading the book?
Command	Verb first (no stated subject)	Read the book.
Exclamation	Exclamatory word + noun phrase + verb	What a wonderful book this is!

 

Strategy 6: Use Meaning as a Check

After arranging the words, read the sentence aloud. Does it make sense? Does it sound natural? If a sentence sounds strange or illogical even though it appears grammatically correct, reconsider the arrangement.

Strategy 7: Check Adverb and Adjective Placement

Adverbs of frequency (always, often, usually, never, sometimes) typically come before the main verb or after the verb ‘to be’.

• She always arrives on time. (before main verb)
• She is always on time. (after ‘to be’)

Adjectives typically come immediately before the noun they modify or after a linking verb. 

• The small red ball rolled away. (before noun)
• The ball is small and red. (after linking verb)

 

Word Order in English: The Foundation of Scrambled Sentences

Understanding English word order is the single most important skill for solving scrambled sentences. English follows specific patterns that, once understood, make unscrambling far more systematic.

Basic Sentence Order: SVO

English sentences most commonly follow Subject + Verb + Object order.

• The cat (S) chased (V) the bird (O).
• She (S) wrote (V) a letter (O).
• They (S) are building (V) a new school (O).

Position of Adjectives

• Adjectives come before the noun in attributive position: ‘a beautiful garden’.
• Adjectives come after a linking verb in predicative position: ‘The garden is beautiful’.
• When multiple adjectives precede a noun, they follow the conventional order: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose.

Position of Adverbs

 

Types of Adverbs	Position of Adverbs	Example
Adverbs of manner	After the verb or object	She spoke clearly.
Adverbs of place	After the verb or object	She sat outside.
Adverbs of time	At the beginning or end of the sentence	She arrived early. Yesterday, she arrived early.
Adverbs of frequency	Before the main verb, after ‘to be’	She always arrives early. She is always early.
Adverbs of degree	Immediately before the word they modify	She is very tall.

 

Position of Prepositional Phrases

Prepositional phrases of place and time typically come after the object (if there is one) or after the verb.

• She put the book on the shelf.
• They arrived at the station before noon.

Position of Indirect and Direct Objects

When a sentence has both an indirect object (to whom) and a direct object (what), the indirect object can come before the direct object or after it with ‘to’ or ‘for’.

• She gave him the book. (indirect object before direct object)
• She gave the book to him. (indirect object after direct object with ‘to’)

Word Order in Questions

Yes/no questions invert the subject and auxiliary verb.

• Statement: She is coming.

• Question: Is she coming?

Wh-questions place the question word first.

• Where is she going?
• What did he say?

 

Scrambled Sentences for Every Level with Exercises

 

A. Scrambled Sentences for Grade 1

Scrambled sentences for Grade 1 use short, simple sentences with high-frequency words, basic vocabulary and clear subject-verb-object structure. They typically involve two to five words and focus on the most fundamental aspects of English sentence construction.

Skills targeted in scrambled sentences for Grade 1:

• Recognising that sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop.
• Understanding the basic Subject + Verb + Object structure.
• Placing determiners (‘a’, ‘the’, ‘my’) before nouns.
• Recognising common verbs: is, are, has, can, run, sit, play, eat, see, like.

Scrambled Sentences for Grade 1: Exercise Set 1 (2 to 3 Words)

1. sleeps / cat / the
2. runs / dog / the
3. fly / birds
4. shines / sun / the
5. am / I / happy
6. she / smiles
7. are / we / friends
8. plays / he
9. rains / it
10. cries / baby / the

Scrambled sentences for Grade 1 answers: Set 1

1. The cat sleeps.
2. The dog runs.
3. Birds fly.
4. The sun shines.
5. I am happy.
6. She smiles.
7. We are friends.
8. He plays.
9. It rains.
10. The baby cries.

Scrambled Sentences for Grade 1: Exercise Set 2 (3 to 4 words)

1. big / is / ball / the
2. sits / she / down
3. a / I / have / pencil
4. tree / the / tall / is
5. cat / the / black / is
6. he / fast / runs
7. a / dog / I / have
8. flies / kite / my
9. the / red / is / apple
10. we / school / go / to

Scrambled sentences for Grade 1 answers: Set 2

1. The ball is big.
2. She sits down.
3. I have a pencil.
4. The tree is tall.
5. The cat is black.
6. He runs fast.
7. I have a dog.
8. My kite flies.
9. The apple is red.
10. We go to school.

Scrambled Sentences for Grade 1: Exercise Set 3 (4 to 5 Words)

1. plays / park / she / the / in
2. my / reads / mother / books
3. water / drinks / the / dog
4. we / school / to / walk
5. bird / a / sings / tree / the / in
6. eats / he / an / apple
7. the / garden / in / flowers / grow
8. like / I / to / draw
9. my / fast / runs / brother
10. they / play / together / games

Scrambled sentences for Grade 1 answers: Set 3

1. She plays in the park.
2. My mother reads books.
3. The dog drinks water.
4. We walk to school.
5. A bird sings in the tree.
6. He eats an apple.
7. Flowers grow in the garden.
8. I like to draw.
9. My brother runs fast.
10. They play games together.

 

B. Scrambled Sentences for Grade 2

Scrambled sentences for Grade 2 introduce slightly longer sentences, a wider vocabulary range and the beginning of more varied sentence structures, including questions, sentences with adjectives and simple adverbial phrases. Most sentences contain five to seven words.

Skills targeted in scrambled sentences for Grade 2:

• Placing adjectives correctly before nouns.
• Using adverbs of manner and place.
• Constructing simple questions.
• Using prepositions correctly (in, on, at, under, near, by).
• Using conjunctions ‘and’ and ‘but’ to join ideas.

Scrambled Sentences for Grade 2: Exercise Set 1 (Statements with Adjectives)

1. the / small / hid / cat / table / under / the
2. a / she / new / bought / dress / beautiful
3. was / very / the / hot / today / weather
4. her / red / lost / she / umbrella / favourite
5. a / dog / has / friendly / our / neighbour
6. sweet / are / these / very / mangoes
7. book / is / on / the / table / thick / the
8. runs / the / fast / very / rabbit
9. a / she / draws / flower / pretty
10. the / is / old / clock / the / on / wall

Scrambled sentences for Grade 2 answers: Set 1

1. The small cat hid under the table.
2. She bought a beautiful new dress.
3. The weather was very hot today.
4. She lost her favourite red umbrella.
5. Our neighbour has a friendly dog.
6. These mangoes are very sweet.
7. The thick book is on the table.
8. The rabbit runs very fast.
9. She draws a pretty flower.
10. The old clock is on the wall.

Scrambled Sentences for Grade 2: Exercise Set 2 (Questions)

1. your / is / what / name
2. you / are / how
3. live / do / where / you
4. he / is / old / how
5. like / you / do / reading
6. is / whose / this / bag
7. today / school / going / are / to / they
8. the / is / what / colour / of / sky / the
9. come / from / where / you / do
10. favourite / is / your / what / subject

Scrambled sentences for Grade 2 answers: Set 2

1. What is your name?
2. How are you?
3. Where do you live?
4. How old is he?
5. Do you like reading?
6. Whose bag is this?
7. Are they going to school today?
8. What is the colour of the sky?
9. Where do you come from?
10. What is your favourite subject?

Scrambled Sentences for Grade 2: Set 3 (with Prepositions and Adverbs)

1. the / sat / quietly / she / classroom / in
2. under / tree / slept / the / he
3. quickly / morning / every / runs / she
4. the / on / placed / flowers / she / table / the
5. school / they / before / arrived / nine / at
6. outside / dog / the / playing / is
7. carefully / he / letters / the / wrote
8. her / near / lived / grandmother / she
9. together / sang / they / loudly
10. the / after / played / school / children

Scrambled sentences for Grade 2 answers: Set 3

1. She sat quietly in the classroom.
2. He slept under the tree.
3. She runs quickly every morning.
4. She placed the flowers on the table.
5. They arrived at school before nine.
6. The dog is playing outside.
7. He wrote the letters carefully.
8. She lived near her grandmother.
9. They sang together loudly.
10. The children played after school.

 

C. Scrambled Sentences for Grade 3

Scrambled sentences for Grade 3 increase in length and complexity, introducing compound sentences, sentences with multiple adjectives, adverbial clauses of time and reason and a wider range of tenses. Sentences typically contain seven to ten words.

Skills targeted in scrambled sentences for Grade 3:

• Using compound sentences with ‘and’, ‘but’ and ‘so’.
• Using simple subordinate clauses with ‘because’, ‘when’ and ‘after’.
• Placing multiple adjectives correctly.
• Using a wider range of tenses (simple past, present continuous, simple future).
• Constructing sentences with indirect objects.

Scrambled Sentences for Grade 3: Exercise Set 1 (Compound Sentences)

1. tired / she / was / continued / but / working / she
2. raining / was / it / stayed / so / they / home
3. fruit / he / likes / but / vegetables / not / does / he / like
4. finished / she / homework / her / watched / and / television / she
5. early / they / arrived / but / door / the / was / locked
6. he / studied / hard / he / passed / so / the / examination
7. plays / she / piano / the / sings / and / she / also
8. the / missed / bus / he / late / was / school / for / so / he
9. were / happy / they / danced / and / they / together
10. rained / it / but / played / still / they

Scrambled sentences for Grade 3 answers: Set 1

1. She was tired but she continued working.
2. It was raining so they stayed home.
3. He likes fruit but he does not like vegetables.
4. She finished her homework and she watched television.
5. They arrived early but the door was locked.
6. He studied hard so he passed the examination.
7. She plays the piano and she also sings.
8. He missed the bus so he was late for school.
9. They were happy and they danced together.
10. It rained but they still played.

Scrambled Sentences for Grade 3: Exercise Set 2 (with Subordinate Clauses)

1. because / raining / stayed / it / was / she / home
2. arrived / the / when / teacher / stood / students / the / up
3. he / the / after / finished / meal / he / walked
4. she / she / because / happy / was / won / prize / the
5. when / young / she / was / loved / to / she / dance
6. because / he / was / hungry / ate / he / quickly
7. she / before / left / she / locked / the / door
8. they / when / clapped / finished / the / performance
9. he / because / late / was / missed / he / the / bus
10. after / she / rested / long / the / journey

Scrambled sentences for Grade 3 answers: Set 2

1. She stayed home because it was raining.
2. When the teacher arrived, the students stood up.
3. After he finished the meal, he walked.
4. She was happy because she won the prize.
5. When she was young, she loved to dance.
6. He ate quickly because he was hungry.
7. Before she left, she locked the door.
8. They clapped when the performance finished.
9. He was late because he missed the bus.
10. After the long journey, she rested.

Scrambled Sentences for Grade 3: Exercise Set 3 (Past and Future Tenses)

1. yesterday / a / she / beautiful / wrote / poem
2. tomorrow / they / to / are / going / museum / the
3. last / he / won / year / competition / the
4. she / the / will / next / finish / project / week
5. found / lost / they / the / finally / key
6. it / last / heavily / rained / night
7. will / she / next / visit / year / grandmother / her
8. finished / he / had / he / arrived / before / the / work
9. last / she / her / birthday / visited / friend / on / her
10. buy / he / will / a / bicycle / new / month / next

Scrambled sentences for Grade 3 answers: Set 3

1. She wrote a beautiful poem yesterday.
2. They are going to the museum tomorrow.
3. He won the competition last year.
4. She will finish the project next week.
5. They finally found the lost key.
6. It rained heavily last night.
7. She will visit her grandmother next year.
8. He had finished the work before he arrived.
9. She visited her friend on her last birthday.
10. He will buy a new bicycle next month.

 

D. Scrambled Sentences for Grade 4

Scrambled sentences for Grade 4 introduce complex sentence structures, relative clauses, passive voice constructions, sentences with multiple adverbials and a richer vocabulary. Sentences typically contain ten to fourteen words.

Skills targeted in scrambled sentences for Grade 4:

• Using relative clauses with ‘who’, ‘which’ and ‘that’.
• Using passive voice constructions.
• Using complex adverbial phrases of time, place and manner.
• Using conditional sentences with ‘if’.
• Using perfect tenses correctly.
• Constructing longer, multi-clause sentences.

Scrambled Sentences for Grade 4: Exercise Set 1 (Relative Clauses)

1. the / who / teaches / us / teacher / very / is / kind / English
2. book / I / that / the / borrowed / was / interesting / very
3. she / the / won / prize / had / worked / who / hardest / the
4. the / which / was / bridge / old / repaired / been / has / completed
5. friend / who / lives / my / Delhi / in / visited / me / yesterday
6. dog / follows / me / that / everywhere / belongs / my / neighbour / to / the
7. she / completed / the / which / project / difficult / was / successfully
8. the / student / answered / who / first / received / a / prize
9. the / which / garden / they / planted / grew / beautifully
10. boy / the / who / scored / highest / received / a / scholarship / the

Scrambled sentences for Grade 4 answers: Set 1

1. The teacher who teaches us English is very kind.
2. The book that I borrowed was very interesting.
3. She who has worked the hardest won the prize.
4. The old bridge which was repaired has been completed.
5. My friend who lives in Delhi visited me yesterday.
6. The dog that follows me everywhere belongs to my neighbour.
7. She successfully completed the project, which was difficult.
8. The student who answered first received a prize.
9. The garden which they planted grew beautifully.
10. The boy who scored the highest received a scholarship.

Scrambled Sentences for Grade 4: Exercise Set 2 (Passive Voice)

1. the / was / by / built / bridge / engineers / skilled
2. have / all / submitted / been / applications / the
3. the / a / story / child / told / was / to
4. renovated / been / the / recently / library / has
5. the / during / storm / were / damaged / many / buildings
6. by / discovered / was / the / scientist / medicine / the
7. will / announced / tomorrow / be / results / the
8. the / been / repaired / road / has / finally
9. were / the / students / rewarded / their / for / efforts
10. the / written / poem / was / by / a / student / young

Scrambled sentences for Grade 4 answers: Set 2

1. The bridge was built by skilled engineers.
2. All the applications have been submitted.
3. A story was told to the child.
4. The library has been recently renovated.
5. Many buildings were damaged during the storm.
6. The medicine was discovered by the scientist.
7. The results will be announced tomorrow.
8. The road has finally been repaired.
9. The students were rewarded for their efforts.
10. The poem was written by a young student.

Scrambled Sentences for Grade 4: Set 3 (Conditiional Sentences)

1. hard / you / you / will / if / work / succeed
2. rains / they / if / it / will / cancel / match / the
3. studied / she / would / have / passed / if / harder / she
4. early / you / if / leave / will / catch / you / train / the
5. if / invited / she / will / come / is / she
6. he / would / buy / the / if / had / house / he / money / the
7. they / finish / if / they / can / early / leave
8. you / if / do / not / hurry / will / miss / you / bus / the
9. rested / she / better / would / feel / she / if / had
10. practises / she / will / become / if / she / a / regularly / musician / great

Scrambled sentences for Grade 4 answers: Set 3

1. If you work hard, you will succeed.
2. If it rains, they will cancel the match.
3. If she had studied harder, she would have passed.
4. If you leave early, you will catch the train.
5. If she is invited, she will come.
6. If he had the money, he would buy the house.
7. If they finish early, they can leave.
8. If you do not hurry, you will miss the bus.
9. If she had rested, she would feel better.
10. If she practises regularly, she will become a great musician.

 

E. Scrambled Sentences Advanced Exercises

Scrambled sentences advanced exercises are designed for students in upper primary and beyond who have a strong grasp of basic sentence construction and are ready to work with multi-clause sentences, a wide range of grammatical structures and complex vocabulary. These exercises develop the ability to manage several grammatical considerations simultaneously.

Skills targeted in scrambled sentences advanced exercises:

• Using all tense forms correctly.
• Managing multiple clauses (main, subordinate, relative).
• Using a full range of conjunctions and connectives.
• Placing complex adverbial and prepositional phrases correctly.
• Working with passive voice, reported speech and modal verbs.
• Constructing longer sentences without losing grammatical control.

Scrambled Sentences Advanced Exercises: Set 1 (Complex Multi-Clause Sentences)

1. arrived / station / had / the / they / train / the / before / already / at / left
2. the / despite / raining / heavily / match / it / being / continued
3. which / had / the / borrowed / she / book / the / previous / week / library / from / was / remarkable
4. not / only / she / excelled / also / studies / but / in / sports / she / in / did
5. the / scientist / who / research / the / conducted / was / awarded / prestigious / a / had / prize
6. although / finished / she / the / work / was / not / satisfied / entirely / with / result / the
7. before / the / the / players / match / began / had / thoroughly / warmed / up
8. the / which / organisation / founded / was / fifty / years / ago / expanded / has / internationally
9. she / known / him / she / had / would / never / if / trusted / had / him
10. by / time / the / they / reached / the / summit / was / it / already / getting / dark

Scrambled sentences advanced exercises answers: Set 1

1. They had already left the station before the train arrived.
2. Despite it raining heavily, the match continued.
3. The book which she had borrowed from the library the previous week was remarkable.
4. She not only excelled in studies but she also did well in sports.
5. The scientist who had conducted the research was awarded a prestigious prize.
6. Although she finished the work, she was not entirely satisfied with the result.
7. Before the match began, the players had warmed up thoroughly.
8. The organisation which was founded fifty years ago has expanded internationally.
9. If she had known him, she would never have trusted him.
10. By the time they reached the summit, it was already getting dark.

Scrambled Sentences Advanced Exercises: Set 2 (with Modals and Perfect Tenses)

1. the / by / have / all / students / should / submitted / Friday / work / their
2. she / been / has / here / living / she / since / was / a / child
3. been / building / have / they / this / five / for / years
4. the / might / been / changed / already / plan / have
5. she / would / come / she / earlier / had / been / if / invited
6. must / she / already / left / have / by / noon
7. been / working / he / has / project / the / on / weeks / three / for
8. could / have / she / it / done / differently / should
9. the / have / by / completed / been / this / project / should / now
10. they / not / have / arrived / might / due / to / the / delay

Scrambled sentences advanced exercises answers: Set 2

1. All the students should have submitted their work by Friday.
2. She has been living here since she was a child.
3. They have been building this for five years.
4. The plan might have already been changed.
5. She would have come earlier if she had been invited.
6. She must have already left by noon.
7. He has been working on the project for three weeks.
8. She could have done it differently; she should have.
9. The project should have been completed by now.
10. They might not have arrived due to the delay.

Scrambled Sentences Advanced Exercises: Set 3 (Reported Speech and Passive Constructions)

1. the / told / her / principal / that / results / the / following / announced / be / would / day
2. she / was / asked / where / she / lived
3. been / has / the / announced / winner / already
4. said / he / been / had / waiting / he / two / for / hours
5. the / by / expert / the / was / examined / artefact
6. told / them / to / she / her / instructions / follow
7. all / have / destroyed / the / records / been
8. informed / were / students / that / examination / postponed / the / had / been / the
9. asked / she / completed / had / when / he / report / the
10. the / being / road / new / a / constructed / is / on / site / the

Scrambled sentences advanced exercises answers: Set 3

1. The principal told her that the results would be announced the following day.
2. She was asked where she lived.
3. The winner has already been announced.
4. He said he had been waiting for two hours.
5. The artefact was examined by the expert.
6. She told them to follow her instructions.
7. All the records have been destroyed.
8. The students were informed that the examination had been postponed.
9. She asked when he had completed the report.
10. A new road is being constructed on the site.

 

Scrambled Sentences Worksheet: Mixed Levels

The following is a complete mixed-level scrambled sentences worksheet that can be used for revision, assessment, or combined class work. It draws from all grade levels and includes scrambled sentences with answers for self-checking.

Section A: Grade 1 Level

1. runs / fast / she
2. big / a / I / have / dog
3. blue / the / is / sky
4. plays / park / in / he / the
5. an / she / eats / apple

Section B: Grade 2 Level

1. the / small / hid / cat / under / table / the
2. is / your / what / name
3. quietly / in / she / the / sat / library
4. and / he / sister / his / went / shopping
5. a / she / beautiful / draws / picture

Section C: Grade 3 Level

1. because / it / stayed / raining / was / she / home
2. yesterday / beautiful / wrote / she / a / poem
3. tired / she / but / continued / was / working
4. when / young / she / was / to / dance / loved / she
5. will / she / next / finish / project / the / week

Section D: Grade 4 Level

1. who / teaches / us / very / the / is / teacher / kind / English
2. was / the / by / built / bridge / engineers / skilled
3. if / you / hard / work / will / you / succeed
4. borrowed / was / the / book / very / that / interesting / I
5. if / rains / they / it / will / cancel / match / the

Section E: Advanced Level

1. had / already / they / station / the / before / arrived / left / the / train
2. despite / heavily / it / raining / match / continued / the
3. not / she / only / studies / excelled / in / also / sports / but
4. all / should / submitted / the / students / by / have / work / Friday / their
5. the / principal / told / her / that / the / results / would / announced / be / day / following / the

Section F: Challenge sentences (14 words and above)

1. she / had / been / studying / for / three / hours / before / she / took / a / break
2. the / bridge / which / connects / two / villages / was / repaired / last / year / by / engineers
3. if / she / had / arrived / earlier / she / would / have / met / the / visiting / speaker
4. the / students / who / had / worked / the / hardest / were / recognised / at / the / annual / ceremony
5. by / the / time / she / finishes / the / project / she / will / have / been / working / on / it / for / a / month

Scrambled Sentences with Answers: Full Reference

The following is a complete reference list of all scrambled sentences with answers from the mixed-level worksheet above.

Section A answers:

1. She runs fast.
2. I have a big dog.
3. The sky is blue.
4. He plays in the park.
5. She eats an apple.

Section B answers:

1. The small cat hid under the table.
2. What is your name?
3. She sat quietly in the library.
4. He and his sister went shopping.
5. She draws a beautiful picture.

Section C answers:

1. She stayed home because it was raining.
2. She wrote a beautiful poem yesterday.
3. She was tired but she continued working.
4. When she was young, she loved to dance.
5. She will finish the project next week.

Section D answers:

1. The teacher who teaches us English is very kind.
2. The bridge was built by skilled engineers.
3. If you work hard, you will succeed.
4. The book that I borrowed was very interesting.
5. If it rains, they will cancel the match.

Section E answers:

1. They had already left before the train arrived at the station.
2. Despite it raining heavily, the match continued.
3. She not only excelled in studies but also in sports.
4. All the students should have submitted their work by Friday.
5. The principal told her that the results would be announced the following day.

Section F answers:

1. She had been studying for three hours before she took a break.
2. The bridge which connects two villages was repaired last year by engineers.
3. If she had arrived earlier, she would have met the visiting speaker.
4. The students who had worked the hardest were recognised at the annual ceremony.
5. By the time she finishes the project, she will have been working on it for a month.