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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Adverbial Clauses Practice

Activity Type Introduction

Grammar Exercises: gap- Here is an adverbial clauses worksheet for upper-intermediate
fill, matching, creating students to use to practice a variety of adverbial clauses and their
sentences from prompts related subordinating conjunctions.

Procedure
Focus
Give each student a copy of the two-page worksheet.
Adverbial clauses
First, students complete a passage explaining adverbial clauses
using words from a box.
Aim
To practice a variety Exercise A - Answer key
of adverbial clauses
1. subordinate conjunction 4. end
and their related
2. subject 5. middle
subordinating
3. comma
conjunctions.
Students then complete sentences using the subordinate
conjunctions provided, adding commas as needed.
Preparation
Make one copy of the Exercise B - Answer key
two-page worksheet for
1. Babies, when they are born, have more bones than adults do.
each student.
2. Unless you eat your vegetables, you can't have any dessert.
3. I always travel with an extra tyre in case I get a puncture.
4. She stayed awake until it started to get light.
Level
5. I take my passport with me wherever I go.
Upper-intermediate (B2) 6. Canada, where I grew up, has very cold winters.

After that, students match sentence halves together, adding a

Time conjunction into each sentence.
30 minutes Exercise C - Answer key

1. f, where 5. h, while
2. d, than 6. c, as
3. a, whenever 7. b, when
4. g, as soon as 8. e, if

Next, students put words in the correct order to create adverbial

clause sentences, inserting one of the subordinate conjunctions
provided in each one.

Exercise D - Answer key

1. B
 ats can fly although they are mammals / Bats, although
they're mammals, can fly.
2. You can order whatever you like.
3. John behaves as if he were a child.
4. She eats oranges whenever she feels sick.

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Adverbial Clauses Practice

Activity Type Procedure continued

Grammar Exercises: gap- Lastly, students use their knowledge from the exercises to write
fill, matching, creating adverbial clauses in sentences that describe their function, writing
sentences from prompts three examples of conjunctions that can be used with each.

Exercise E - Answer key

Focus
Adverbial clauses 1. contrast - whereas, even though, although
2. place - where, wherever, everywhere
3. time - when, whenever, as soon as, after, before, until
Aim 4. condition - if, unless, in case
5. reason - since, as, because, so as to, in order to
To practice a variety 6. manner - like, as, as if
of adverbial clauses 7. comparison - as, as ... as, than
and their related
subordinating
conjunctions.

Preparation
Make one copy of the
two-page worksheet for
each student.

Level
Upper-intermediate (B2)

Time
30 minutes

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Adverbial Clauses Practice

A. Complete the passage explaining adverbial clauses using the words from the box.

middle subject end subordinate conjunction comma

1. Adverbial clauses start with a (1) ................................., and must contain a

(2) ................................. and a predicate. When they occur at the start of sentences,

they're followed by a (3) ................................., but when they occur at the

(4) ................................. of a sentence, a comma isn't needed. When adverbial clauses

occur in the (5) ................................. of a sentence, they are offset by commas.

B. Complete the sentences using the conjunctions below, adding commas as needed.

whenever where when unless until in case

1. Babies ...................... they are born have more bones than adults do.

2. ...................... you eat your vegetables you can't have any dessert.

3. I always travel with an extra tyre ...................... I get a puncture.

4. She stayed awake ...................... it started to get light.

5. I take my passport with me ...................... I go.

6. Canada ...................... I grew up has very cold winters.

C. Match the sentence halves together, adding a conjunction into each sentence.

as where whenever than as soon as if when while

1. Venice, ...................... we went last summer, ...... a. I snack on nuts.

2. Sam works much harder ...... b. was much thinner than he is now.

3. ...................... I'm hungry, ...... c. we decided to light a fire.

4. I'll start making dinner ...... d. ...................... his sister does.

5. His mother rang ...... e. ...................... I drink anymore.

6. ...................... it was a chilly evening, ...... f. is terribly expensive.

7. My husband, ...................... we first met, ...... g. ...................... I get home.

8. I'll have a hangover tomorrow ...... h. ...................... he was out.

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Adverbial Clauses Practice

D. Put the words in the correct order to create sentences starting with the word in
bold, inserting one of the subordinate conjunctions below into each sentence.

whenever although as if whatever

1. ...............................................................................................................................
can / bats / mammals / are / fly / they

2. ...............................................................................................................................
you / like / order / you / can

3. ...............................................................................................................................
a / he / behaves / John / were / child

4. ...............................................................................................................................
she / oranges / sick / she / feels / eats

E. Write each adverbial clause from the box into the sentence that describes its
function. Then, write three subordinate conjunctions used with each.

place manner reason comparison time contrast condition

1. Adverbial clauses of ...................... provide us with contrasting information.

Subjunctions that can be used: 1. ...................... 2. ...................... 3. ......................

2. Adverbial clauses of ...................... tell us where an action occurs.

Subjunctions that can be used: 1. ...................... 2. ...................... 3. ......................

3. Adverbial clauses of ...................... tell us when something takes place.

Subjunctions that can be used: 1. ...................... 2. ...................... 3. ......................

4. Adverbial clauses of ...................... tell us about the condition in which something happens.

Subjunctions that can be used: 1. ...................... 2. ...................... 3. ......................

5. Adverbial clauses of ...................... tell us why some thing happens.

Subjunctions that can be used: 1. ...................... 2. ...................... 3. ......................

6. Adverbial clauses of ...................... tell us how something happens.

Subjunctions that can be used: 1. ...................... 2. ...................... 3. ......................

7. Adverbial clauses of ...................... are used to compare two things or ideas.

Subjunctions that can be used: 1. ...................... 2. ...................... 3. ......................

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