Cleft Sentences Exercises
Cleft sentences exercises with answers — practise it-cleft, wh-cleft and all-cleft structures online. Choose the correct word to complete emphasis sentences using 'It is/was … who/that', 'What … is/was' and 'All … is/was'. Multiple choice questions and printable PDF worksheets from B1 to B2. 5 exercise sets with 100 questions (B1 - C1 Level).
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It-Cleft Basics: Emphasising with It is/was … who/that
Cleft Sentences Exercises
B1 ReadingNEWTwo Scientists Win Nobel for Mirror Chemistry
Two scientists have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. They are Henri B. Kagan from France and Kenso Soai from Japan…
It-Cleft Variations: Time, Place and Reason Emphasis
Cleft Sentences Exercises
Wh-Cleft and All-Cleft: What/All/The thing …
Cleft Sentences Exercises
“___ I need is a good night's sleep.”
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Mixed Cleft Sentences: Choosing the Right Structure
Cleft Sentences Exercises
“It ___ in 1969 that humans first landed on the moon.”
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B2 ReadingNEWTwo Scientists Win Chemistry Nobel for Mirror Molecules
Henri B. Kagan from Paris-Sud University in France and Kenso Soai from the Tokyo University of Science in Japan have won…
Advanced Cleft Sentences: Reversed Clefts, Inferential Clefts & Formal Emphasis
Cleft Sentences Exercises
“Adequate funding _____ what this research project needs above all else.”
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C1 ReadingNEWTwo Chemists Win Nobel Prize for Mirror-Image Molecules
Henri B. Kagan of Paris-Sud University in France and Kenso Soai of the Tokyo University of Science in Japan have won the…
Why practice Cleft Sentences exercises?
These exercises build your ability to add emphasis in English through cleft sentence structures. Start with basic it-cleft patterns at B1 — learning to stress subjects and objects with 'It is/was … who/that'. At B2 you'll extend to emphasising time, place and reason, then master wh-cleft ('What I need is …') and all-cleft ('All I want is …') patterns. The final mixed set challenges you to choose the right cleft structure for any context.