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 ReadingNEWParis Fire Empties 900 Homes
A big forest fire has burned about 800 hectares near Paris. The fire is in the Fontainebleau forest, about 60 kilometres…
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.”
Mixed Cleft Sentences: Choosing the Right Structure
Cleft Sentences Exercises
“It ___ in 1969 that humans first landed on the moon.”
B2 ReadingNEWFire Near Paris Empties 900 Homes, Arson Suspected
A large wildfire has burned about 800 hectares of the Fontainebleau forest, around 60 kilometres south-east of Paris. Fr…
Advanced Cleft Sentences: Reversed Clefts, Inferential Clefts & Formal Emphasis
Cleft Sentences Exercises
“Adequate funding _____ what this research project needs above all else.”
C1 ReadingNEWWildfire Near Paris Empties 900 Homes, Arson Suspected
A wildfire of what French officials called "exceptional scale" tore through the Fontainebleau forest about 60 kilometres…
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.