Adjective Clause Worksheets and Exercises • 7ESL

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Want to add more detail and variety to your sentences? Adjective clauses can help! These are groups of words that describe a noun and often begin with words like who, which, that, or where. Our Adjective Clause Worksheets are designed to help learners practice identifying, using, and creating adjective clauses in fun and meaningful ways.

Adjective Clause Worksheets

Fill in each blank with the correct relative pronoun or adverb to complete the sentence.

Answer key:

#	Correct Word	Explanation
1	who	Refers to the teacher (a person, subject)
2	whom	Refers to the object of “you met”
3	where	Refers to a place
4	which	Refers to the dress (thing)
5	whose	Possessive form (the boy’s dog)
6	when	Refers to a time
7	why	Refers to a reason
8	whose	Possessive (the woman’s car)
9	that	Refers to the movie (thing)
10	when	Refers to a time

2. Draw a line to match each sentence with the correct adjective clause.

Answer key:

#	Full Sentence
1	I met the girl who helped me carry my books.
2	We visited the museum that had ancient artifacts.
3	He saw the movie that he talked about.
4	That is the car that won the award last year.
5	The book that you recommended was great.
6	She likes the dress that she wore to the party.
7	They live in a house that has a red roof.
8	I found the keys that were on the kitchen table.
9	The teacher who teaches us English is very kind.

Adjective Clause Exercises

Exercise 1: Multiple Choice

Direction

Choose the sentence that uses the adjective clause correctly. Circle the correct answer.

a) The boy which plays the guitar is my brother.
b) The boy whom plays the guitar is my brother.
c) The boy who plays the guitar is my brother.
d) The boy where plays the guitar is my brother.

a) She wore a dress that was blue and shiny.
b) She wore a dress where was blue and shiny.
c) She wore a dress whom was blue and shiny.
d) She wore a dress whose was blue and shiny.

a) The teacher when teaches math is very kind.
b) The teacher that she teaches math is very kind.
c) The teacher who teaches math is very kind.
d) The teacher whom she teaches math is very kind.

a) I visited the town that I was born.
b) I visited the town which I was born.
c) I visited the town whom I was born.
d)I visited the town where I was born.

a) That’s the reason why he left early.
b) That’s the reason which he left early.
c) That’s the reason whom he left early.
d) That’s the reason where he left early.

a) The woman whom lives next door is a doctor.
b) The woman which lives next door is a doctor.
c) The woman when lives next door is a doctor.
d) The woman who lives next door is a doctor.

a) The book whom cover is torn is mine.
b) The book whose cover is torn is mine.
c) The book which cover is torn is mine.
d) The book where cover is torn is mine.

a) I remember the day when we met.
b) I remember the day who we met.
c) I remember the day which we met.
d) I remember the day whom we met.

a) The dog that barked all night kept me awake.
b) The dog whom barked all night kept me awake.
c) The dog when barked all night kept me awake.
d) The dog whose barked all night kept me awake.

a) The student which asked the question is very curious.
b) The student when asked the question is very curious.
c) The student who asked the question is very curious.
d) The student whose asked the question is very curious.

Answer Key

#	Correct Answer
1	c
2	a
3	c
4	d
5	a
6	d
7	b
8	a
9	a
10	c

Exercise 2: Error Correction

Direction

Each sentence below contains a mistake in the use of an adjective clause. Find the error and rewrite the sentence correctly.=

The man which lives next door is very friendly.
She showed me the dress where she bought yesterday.
That’s the student whom won the writing contest.
We visited the village who my grandmother was born.
The woman whose her son plays soccer is my neighbor.
I remember the day which we first met.
The house who has a red roof is for sale.
The girl what helped me is my cousin.
He bought a phone that it was on sale.
That’s the reason which I left early.

Answer Key

The man who lives next door is very friendly.
She showed me the dress that she bought yesterday.
That’s the student who won the writing contest.
We visited the village where my grandmother was born.
The woman whose son plays soccer is my neighbor.
I remember the day when we first met.
The house that has a red roof is for sale.
The girl who helped me is my cousin.
He bought a phone that was on sale.
That’s the reason why I left early.

Exercise 3: Fill in the Blanks

Direction

Fill in the blank with the correct relative pronoun or adverb:
(who, whom, whose, which, that, where, when, why)

The teacher ______ helped me is very kind.
This is the book ______ won the award last year.
I met a woman ______ daughter studies abroad.
The house ______ they filmed the movie is haunted.
That’s the restaurant ______ we had our first date.
I don’t know the reason ______ she’s upset.
The student ______ you spoke to is my cousin.
Summer is the season ______ most people go on vacation.
The cat ______ was sitting on the windowsill ran away.
I’ll never forget the day ______ I graduated.

Answer Key

#	Correct Word	Explanation
1	who	Refers to the subject (the teacher)
2	that	Refers to the book (a thing)
3	whose	Possessive (her daughter)
4	where	Refers to a place
5	where	Refers to a place (restaurant)
6	why	Refers to a reason
7	whom	Object of the verb “spoke to”
8	when	Refers to a time
9	which	Refers to a thing (the cat)
10	when	Refers to a time (the day)

Exercise 4: Rewrite the Sentences Using Adjective Clauses

Direction

Combine the two sentences into one by using an adjective clause. Keep the meaning the same.

I saw a girl. She was riding a unicycle.
The book is on the table. It belongs to John.
That’s the teacher. He helped me with math.
We visited a city. The city is famous for its food.
The woman is very kind. Her dog ran into the street.
I remember the day. We met on that day.
The actor is very popular. You met him last week.
He bought a car. The car was very expensive.
That’s the restaurant. They serve the best noodles there.
The dog barked loudly. It was chasing a cat.

Sample Answer Key

#	Combined Sentence with Adjective Clause
1	I saw a girl who was riding a unicycle.
2	The book that belongs to John is on the table.
3	That’s the teacher who helped me with math.
4	We visited a city that is famous for its food.
5	The woman whose dog ran into the street is very kind.
6	I remember the day when we met.
7	The actor whom you met last week is very popular.
8	He bought a car that was very expensive.
9	That’s the restaurant where they serve the best noodles.
10	The dog that was chasing a cat barked loudly.

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