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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Noun Clauses Practice

Activity Type Introduction

Grammar Exercises: This noun clauses worksheet helps students to become familiar
identifying, binary choice, with noun clauses and practice using them in sentences.
unscrambling, matching,
gap-fill, sentence Procedure
completion
Give each student a copy of the two-page worksheet. Students
begin by reading about noun clauses. Students then identify noun
Focus clauses in sentences by underlining them.
Noun clauses
Exercise A - Answer key

1. what I'm doing 4. that she was going to be late

Aim
2. What he said 5. whatever you want
To become familiar with 3. whether to trust her or not 6. where I can buy a new hat
noun clauses and practice
using them in sentences. Next, students choose the subordinator that best completes each
noun clause.

Preparation Exercise B - Answer key

Make one copy of the
1. whether 2. Where 3. that 4. how
two-page worksheet for
5. What 6. when 7. whoever 8. what
each student.
After that, students put words in the correct order to create
Level sentences that have noun clauses.

Intermediate (B1) Exercise C - Answer key

1. I told him he could have whatever he wanted.

Time 2. What Ivan did was very dangerous.
30 minutes 3. Sam showed me how to cook paella.
4. Nobody told us that the match had been cancelled.

Students then move on to match sentence halves together,

adding in a subordinator to complete each noun clause.

Exercise D - Answer key

1. g, how 2. e, What 3. f, that 4. a, wherever

5. h, Whoever 6. c, whatever 7. b, where 8. d, What

Next, students complete each noun clause with a suitable

subordinator.

Exercise E - Answer key

1. Whoever 2. whether 3. That 4. that

5. What 6. how 7. what 8. whatever

In the last exercise, students complete sentences with their own

noun clauses. When the students have finished, review their
sentences as a class.

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 NOUN CLAUSES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Noun Clauses Practice

Noun clauses are dependent clauses that act as nouns in a sentence, each containing its own
subject and verb. Noun clauses start with a subordinator (e.g. who, what, where, when, whether,
that, how, whenever, etc.). They can be used in the first or second half of the sentence.

A. Read the sentences and underline the noun clause in each sentence.

1. I need to concentrate on what I'm doing.

2. What he said made me very angry.

3. He doesn't know whether to trust her or not.

4. Sheila told me that she was going to be late.

5. Help yourself to whatever you want.

6. I want to know where I can buy a new hat.

B. Choose the subordinator that best completes each noun clause.

1. Jerry couldn't decide whether / that to accept the job or not.

2. Where / Wherever he goes at night is a mystery to us.

3. Pedro was sad who / that his friend had moved away.

4. I would love to learn how / when to speak Japanese.

5. What / That he did was against the law.

6. Dad started shouting that / when I told him the news.

7. We will give the award to who / whoever finishes first.

8. I don't know what / that his problem is.

C. Put the words in the correct order to create sentences that have noun clauses.

1. him / he / whatever / wanted / he / told / could / have / I

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2. dangerous / did / what / very / Ivan / was

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3. me / paella / showed / how / to / Sam / cook

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4. the / cancelled / nobody / us / that / match / told / been / had

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Noun Clauses Practice

D. Match the sentence halves together, adding in a subordinator from the box.

what where what whatever that wherever whoever how

1. Lina wants to know ....... a. ................... they serve good pizza.

2. ................... the teacher hates most ....... b. ................... he had left his key.

3. Olga didn't tell her mother ....... c. is fine by me.

4. Fabio will go to ....... d. really surprised me.

5. ................... started the fire ....... e. is students who arrive late.

6. ................... you decide to do ....... f. ................... she had broken the vase.

7. Mike couldn't remember ....... g. ................... she can lose weight fast.

8. ................... I heard on the news today ....... h. caused a lot of damage.

E. Complete each noun clause with a suitable subordinator.

1. ....................... broke the window should pay for it.

2. I can't decide ....................... to go or not.

3. ....................... he kept it a secret for so long is what surprises me most.

4. Everyone knows ....................... Santa Claus doesn't really exist.

5. ....................... the teacher told us didn't make sense.

6. My friend had to teach me ....................... to use my new phone.

7. ....................... I like about the new job is the high salary.

8. I will eat ....................... you decide to cook tonight.

F. Complete the sentences using noun clauses of your own.

1. I wish I knew how ....................................................................................................

2. Whoever is responsible for this mess ........................................................................

3. That ........................................................................................... really surprises me.

4. I would like to know where ........................................................................................

5. Whoever ..................................................................................... should be punished.

6. Do you know ...........................................................................................................?

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