Relative Clauses – Games and Activities

In a previous post I covered the use of relative pronouns and the difference between each of them (Relative Pronouns with comics and jokes)

Here are some activities  for you (or your students) to play around and to hone the skills.

If you (or your students) need a quick review, start with watching a video tutorial and answering the embedded questions.

Click on the image to open the interactive EdPuzzle tutorial

Aim:	To practice the use of relative clauses (who, which, that, when and where)
Interaction:	Individually or in groups
Exercise type:	Filling in the gaps
Language:	B1
Time:	10-15 minutes
Materials:	Slideshow, 5 pieces of paper for each student, markers
Procedure:	Give each student 5 pieces of paper. Instruct the students to write down a different relative pronoun (that, who, which, when or where) on each of the 5 pieces of paper that they have.  Recommend the students to use colorful markers and write in big letters that are visible from a distance. You will be showing your students slides with sentences on them. Each sentence is missing a relative pronoun. Display the slide with the first sentence on it. Allow some time for your students to read the sentence and to come up with a missing relative pronoun. The students need to raise the paper with a suitable relative pronoun up in the air as soon as possible. In some cases two variants are possible. If this is the case, the students need to raise two pieces of paper. The first three students to raise correct papers get an extra point. The person with the top score at the end of the game wins!

 

You can also download a PDF Version of the questions slides here: Relative Pronouns Game with instructions

In the next  activity you will see a relative pronoun in the middle of the screen.  You need to select 4 sentences in which this relative pronoun can be used.

Play Relative Clauses Game

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Each time you play the game, you are given a different relative pronoun (when, where, which or who), so you may want to play  several times to practice the use of various relative pronouns.

The next game is a collection of activities. It includes 10 exercises in which you need to join two sentences with a suitable relative pronoun.

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Play The Collection of Activities

Have fun learning and teaching!