Cleft Sentences worksheet
It was X who/that... and What X is...
The rule
It-cleft: It was X who/that... Wh-cleft: What X does is...
4 exercises · 40 questions · answer key on the last page
What is on the sheet
1
It-cleft or wh-cleft?
easyChoose the correct cleft type.
JOHN called me. (emphasise subject)
2
Complete the cleft sentence
mediumFill in the missing part.
It was the director ___ made the decision.
3
Clefts in context
hardChoose the most natural cleft sentence.
They wanted to COMMUNICATE better.
4
Write the cleft sentence
hardRewrite cleft sentence (lowercase).
John broke the window. (it-cleft: John)
Using this in class
Print as many copies as you need. There is a name and date line at the top, the exercises run over the first pages, and the answer key sits on its own page at the end, so you can keep it or hand it out. No attribution required, no account needed.
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