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| 📅 August 2026 | 🌐 lesson.tn
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📖 Estimated reading time: 10 minutes | Word count: ~1700 words
✍️ Cleft Sentences Exercises: Printable Worksheets with Answers
Exercise 1: Rewrite as it-clefts
1. John broke the vase. →
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It was John who broke the vase.
2. She met her husband in London. →
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It was in London that she met her husband.
3. The blue car is my favourite. →
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It is the blue car that is my favourite.
Exercise 2: Rewrite as wh-clefts
1. She needs a holiday. →
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What she needs is a holiday.
2. He said sorry. →
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What he did was say sorry.
3. We met at the station. →
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Where we met was at the station.
Exercise 3: Choose the correct cleft type
1. (It / What) I need is a coffee. →
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What
2. (It / All) was in Rome that they got married. →
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It
3. (All / Why) I want is some peace. →
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All
Exercise 4: Correct the mistakes
1. What he did was to resign. →
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What he did was resign.
2. It was me who broke the glass. (formal) →
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It was I who broke the glass.
3. All what I want is rest. →
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All I want is rest.
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