A. Complete using the words in the box. You have to use some words more than once.
where • which • who • whose
1 There’s a film on tonight ………………… I really want to see.
2 Do you know any restaurants ………………… they serve vegetarian dishes?
3 Can you remember ………………… told you about the new nightclub?
4 The film, ………………… stars Tom Hanks, is based on a book by Dan Brown.
5 I’ve never met anyone before ………………… mother was famous!
6 Lorenzo, ………………… is from Spain originally, has lived here for about ten years.
7 Carla, ………………… parents are from Mexico, was born in the UK.
8 Here’s a photo of the hotel ………………… we stayed.
Answer
1 which 2 where 3 who 4 which
5 whose 6 who 7 whose 8 where
B. Circle the extra word in each sentence.
1 The boy who he sits next to me in class is called Vladimir.
2 This book, which I started reading it last week, is really funny.
3 Jean, whose her mother is a nurse, wants to be a doctor.
4 My mum and dad, who they got married fifteen years ago, met over thirty years ago.
5 The jeans which I was telling you about them are over there.
Answer
1 he 2 it 3 her 4 they 5 them
C. Rewrite as one sentence using a relative clause.
1 My grandfather was an airline pilot. He is sixty-five years old now.
………………………………………………
2 Friendly People is a comedy. It’s my favourite programme.
………………………………………………
3 My friend Michael often comes to play with me. He hasn’t got any brothers and sisters.
………………………………………………
4 My sister loves wearing hats. Her hair is brown.
………………………………………………
5 New York is an enormous city. It’s where I was born.
………………………………………………
6 This CD is scratched. I only bought it yesterday.
………………………………………………
7 My brother George has got some great shirts! He hates me borrowing his clothes.
………………………………………………
8 Our neighbours have never invited us to dinner. Their house is directly opposite ours.
………………………………………………
Answer
1 My grandfather, who is sixty-five years old, now, was an airline pilot.
2 Friendly People, which is my favourite programme, is a comedy.
3 My friend Michael, who hasn’t got any brothers and sisters, often comes to play with me.
4 My sister, whose hair is brown, loves wearing hats.
5 New York, where I was born, is an enormous city.
6 This CD, which I only bought yesterday, is scratched.
7 My brother George, who hates me borrowing his clothes, has got some great shirts!
8 Our neighbours, whose house is directly opposite ours, have never invited us to dinner.
D. Look at the pictures and use the prompts to write sentences.
1 A tree / tall / have / leaves
B trees / have / leaves / be / short
2 A bottle / big / full
B bottles / small / empty
3 A girl / has / short hair / be called / Melissa
B girls / hair / be / long / be called / Lucy, Tina and Debbi
4 A boy / hold / black basketball / wear / school uniform
B boys / basketballs / be / white / wear / tracksuits
Answer
1A The tree which is tall doesn’t have any leaves.
1B The trees which have leaves are short.
2A The bottle which is big is full
28 The bottles which are small are empty.
3A The girl who has short hair is called Melissa.
38 The girls whose hair is long are called Lucy, Tina and Debbie.
4A The boy who is holding the black basketball is wearing a/his school uniform.
4B The boys whose basketballs are white are wearing tracksuits.
E. Tick (✓) the sentences in exercise D where the relative pronoun can be replaced by the word that. Put a cross (✗) where that cannot replace the relative pronoun.
1 A …………………..
B ·······················
2 A …………………..
B ·······················
3 A …………………..
B ·······················
4 A …………………..
B ·······················
Answer
1A ✓ 1B ✓ 2A ✓ 2B ✓ 3A ✓ 38 ✗ 4A ✓ 4B ✗
F. Write one word in each gap.
Actuaries
Did you know that there are people (1) ………………….. are paid to predict the future? They’re called ‘actuaries’. I’d never heard of actuaries until my friend Greg, (2) ………………….. mother is an actuary, told me about them. It’s a job (3) ………………….. sounds quite interesting.
Actuaries usually work for companies, like insurance companies, (4) ………………….. deal with the chances of things happening in the future. Actuaries have to decide how probable it is that something will happen.
For example, it’s more probable that buildings will be flooded in places (5) ………………….. it rains a lot. Greg’s mum, (6) ………………….. has been an actuary for about five years, is involved with car insurance. She works in an office (7) ………………….. they decide how much car insurance people should pay. It’s more probable that a car (8) ………………….. is new is safer and more reliable than a very old car, so people (9) ………………….. cars are new pay less insurance. If there are drivers (10) ………………….. she thinks will probably have more accidents, she makes them pay more insurance!
Answer
1 who/that 2 whose 3 which/that
4 which/that 5 where 6 who
7 where 8 which/that 9 whose
10 who/that
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