Build the sentence

Cleft Sentences: It-Clefts, Wh-Clefts and All-Clefts —
Build the Sentences.

Arrange the tiles to build each cleft sentence. Leave out the extra word.

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Question 1

Build the sentence: _____

Options: were, It was the caretaker who found the keys.

Question 2

Build the sentence: _____

Options: It was the receipt that I lost., losing

Question 3

Build the sentence: _____

Options: causes, It is the delays that cause concern.

Question 4

Build the sentence: _____

Options: What upset me was his silence., were

Question 5

Build the sentence: _____

Options: wants, What I want is to resign.

Question 6

Build the sentence: _____

Options: What they did was cancel the reservation., cancels

Question 7

Build the sentence: _____

Options: matter, What matters is that nobody leaves.

Question 8

Build the sentence: _____

Options: What she is doing is waiting., are

Question 9

Build the sentence: _____

Options: requesting, A refund is what we requested.

Question 10

Build the sentence: _____

Options: All we need is permission., needing

Question 11

Build the sentence: _____

Options: done, All she did was nod.

Question 12

Build the sentence: _____

Options: All that happened was that a pipe burst., were

Practice Cleft Sentences: It-Clefts, Wh-Clefts and All-Clefts — Build the Sentences with this interactive sentence-building exercise of 12 questions. Tap the words into the correct order to build each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get detailed feedback on every sentence.

Practicing grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Cleft Sentences: It-Clefts, Wh-Clefts and All-Clefts — Build the Sentences in everyday English.

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