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 ReadingNEWStudies Link Bad Sleep to Under-50 Cancer
Two large American studies say that bad sleep may raise the risk of cancer in adults under 50. The studies were shared a…
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 ReadingNEWStudies Link Insomnia to Cancer Risk in Under-50s
Two large American studies have linked chronic poor sleep to a much higher risk of cancer in adults under 50. The findin…
Advanced Cleft Sentences: Reversed Clefts, Inferential Clefts & Formal Emphasis
Cleft Sentences Exercises
“Adequate funding _____ what this research project needs above all else.”
C1 ReadingNEWInsomnia Triples Cancer Risk in Under-50s, Studies Find
Two large US studies presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago have linked…
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.