Noun Clause Worksheets and Exercises • 7ESL

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Want to help students make their sentences more complete and expressive? Our Noun Clause Worksheets are designed to give learners fun and focused practice identifying, using, and rewriting noun clauses in a variety of sentence structures.

Noun Clause Worksheets

Noun clauses act like nouns and can be the subject, object, or complement in a sentence. For example, in “What she said surprised me,” the phrase “what she said” is a noun clause.

Underline the noun clause in each sentence.

Answer key:

#	Noun Clause	Function
a	What you said	Subject
b	where she lives	Object
c	that he never listens	Subject Complement
d	whether it would rain today	Object
e	That the team lost the game	Subject
f	what he has to say	Object (of preposition)
g	whoever you like	Object
h	Where they went on vacation	Subject
i	that she will do well on the test	Object
k	that he lied	Subject Complement
l	That they canceled the trip	Subject
m	why she left early	Object
n	what the directions are	Object

2. Combine the two sentences into one sentence using a noun clause.

Answer key:

#	Combined Sentence with Noun Clause
1	That he was late annoyed his teacher.
2	I don’t know where she went.
3	Everyone believes that she will win the contest.
4	We don’t know what caused the problem.
5	That she needs help is obvious.
6	That he forgot my birthday hurt me.
7	I’m sure that we’ll be on time.

Noun Clause Exercises

Exercise 1: Convert Questions to Noun Clauses

Direction

Rewrite each direct question as a noun clause within a full sentence.

Where did she go?
→ I wonder ______________________________________.
What time does the show start?
→ Do you know ___________________________________?
Why is he angry?
→ Can you explain ________________________________?
Who is calling me?
→ I don’t know ___________________________________.
When will they arrive?
→ Please tell me _________________________________.
How did he solve the problem?
→ I’m curious about ______________________________.
Is she coming to the party?
→ I’m not sure ___________________________________.
What does this word mean?
→ Can you tell me ________________________________?
What caused the noise?
→ Nobody knows __________________________________.
Where is my phone?
→ I need to find out ______________________________.

Answer Key

#	Sentence with Noun Clause
1	I wonder where she went.
2	Do you know what time the show starts?
3	Can you explain why he is angry?
4	I don’t know who is calling me.
5	Please tell me when they will arrive.
6	I’m curious about how he solved the problem.
7	I’m not sure if she is coming to the party.
8	Can you tell me what this word means?
9	Nobody knows what caused the noise.
10	I need to find out where my phone is.

Exercise 2: Multiple Choice

Direction

Choose the sentence that uses a noun clause appropriately. Circle the correct answer.

a) She happy that he passed the exam.
b) I don’t understand what is happening.
c) I don’t know what does she want.
d) He wants that you come now.

a) That she won surprised everyone.
b) I believe that to be true.
c) She said me that she was tired.
d) They said me to call her.

a) What you did made a difference.
b) The what you did was surprising.
c) I wonder the what she wants.
d) Do you know what time is?

a) Please tell me what does he need.
b) That she can sing beautifully is known.
c) I know where is she going.
d) He wants go to the store.

a) Whatever you say is fine with me.
b) The manager asked what your name.
c) What she want is not clear.
d) I’m not sure that she goes.

Answer Key

#	Correct Answer	Explanation
1	b) I don’t understand what is happening.	Correct noun clause as object.
2	a) That she won surprised everyone.	Noun clause as subject.
3	a) What you did made a difference.	Noun clause as subject.
4	b) That she can sing beautifully is known.	Noun clause as subject.
5	a) Whatever you say is fine with me.	Noun clause as subject.

Exercise 3: Fill in the Blanks

Direction

Fill in the blank with the correct noun clause from the word bank. Each sentence has only one logical and grammatically correct answer.

Word Bank

that she will come
what he said
where they went
who called last night
how it works
why she was crying
when the train arrives
whether we can stay
that the test was hard
what you did

I couldn’t believe ______________________; it was completely unexpected.
Do you know ______________________ so we don’t miss it?
Please tell me ______________________ so I can fix it.
He explained ______________________, but I’m still confused.
She was upset, but she wouldn’t say ______________________.
They didn’t tell us ______________________ after the meeting ended.
I clearly remember ______________________ — her voice was loud and clear.
We need to ask ______________________ before booking a hotel.
Everyone agreed ______________________, especially the last part.
I’m still hoping ______________________ despite the delay.

Answer Key

#	Correct Noun Clause	Reason
1	what you did	Refers to a surprising action the person took
2	when the train arrives	Time-related; fits with “so we don’t miss it”
3	what he said	Refers to something that needs to be fixed
4	how it works	Fits “explained” and indicates confusion about a process
5	why she was crying	Explains the emotional reaction
6	where they went	Fills in an unknown destination after an event
7	who called last night	Tied to memory and a specific call event
8	whether we can stay	Suggests a condition to confirm before planning
9	that the test was hard	General consensus about difficulty
10	that she will come	Expresses hope about a future event

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