Relative Clauses Exercises

Hello, dear student! Today, we’re diving into an essential component of the English language: Relative Clauses. They allow us to provide additional information about someone or something without starting another sentence.

By mastering relative clauses, you can express yourself more clearly and make your sentences more informative.

The exercises below have been crafted to help you understand and practice relative clauses in various contexts. Let’s embark on this linguistic journey together!

 

 

1) Put the Sentences in the Correct Order – Relative Clauses

 

a) who / the / man / my / brother / is

The man who is my brother.

 

b) the / book / that / I / reading / am

 

c) girl / dances / who / the / beautifully

 

d) the / where / was / born / I / house

 

e) movie / which / last / we / watched / the / night

 

f) teaches / the / who / us / English / teacher

 

g) where / the / live / I / city

 

h) the / that / is / barking / mine / is / dog

 

i) sings / the / who / is / my / woman / aunt

 

j) which / blue / is / is / mine / car / the

 

k) plays / who / boy / football / is / my / cousin / the

 

l) the / where / buy / my / clothes / I / shop

 

2) Fix Grammatical Errors – Relative Clauses Exercises

 

a) The person whose I saw were tal.

The person whom I saw was tall.

 

b) The book that I likes to is lost.

 

c) The house at which I live is old.

 

d) The girl whose dances is mine friend.

 

e) The movie which I watched it was scary.

 

f) The teacher whom teaches us are kind.

 

g) The city were I where born it is beautiful.

 

h) The dog whose barks is anoying.

 

i) The woman who sing are talented.

 

j) The car it is fast belong to him.

 

k) The boy whose play the guittar is my brother.

 

l) The shop where that I buy clothes it is cheap.

 

3) Practice your Vocabulary Completing the Sentences

 

a) The woman wxxx I met yesxxxxxy is xx aunt.

The woman whom I met yesterday is my aunt.

 

b) The book xxxt I read xxs interesting.

 

c) The city xxxxh I visited xx beautiful.

 

d) The boy xxx plays the guitar xx my cousin.

 

e) The movie xxxx I watched xxx scary.

 

f) The teacher xxx teaches us xx kind.

 

g) The house xxxxx I grew xx xx old.

 

h) The dog xxxx barks loudly is xxxxying.

 

i) The girl xxx sings beautifully xx my xxxxnd.

 

j) The car xxxxx is red xx mine.

 

k) The shop xxxxx I xxx bread is cheap.

 

l) The man xxx helped me xx xx uncle.

 

4) About Relative Clauses, Write the Obvious Questions to the Answers

 

a) The man who helped me is my uncle. ( Who…)

Who helped you?

 

b) The book that I read was interesting. ( What...)

 

c) The city where I was born is beautiful. ( Where...)

 

d) The girl who sings beautifully is my friend. ( Who...)

 

e) The car which is red is mine. ( Which...)

 

f) The teacher who teaches us is kind. ( Who...)

 

g) The movie that I watched was scary. ( What...)

 

h) The shop where I buy bread is cheap. ( Where...)

 

i) The boy who plays the guitar is my cousin. ( Who...)

 

j) The woman whom I met yesterday is my aunt. ( When...)

 

k) The house where I grew up is old. ( Where...)

 

l) The dog that barks loudly is annoying. ( What...)

 

Well done on completing these exercises on relative clauses! I hope you found them enlightening.

Remember, the more you practice, the more natural it will become to incorporate these clauses into your daily conversations and writings. Relative clauses are a powerful tool in English, allowing for more prosperous and more detailed expressions.

Keep revisiting these exercises and, over time, you’ll find that you can use relative clauses effortlessly. Keep up the great work, and always strive for linguistic excellence!

 

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