1. Complete the sentences with who, which, where, or whose.
1 That’s the hospital ……………………….. my dad works.
2 He is someone ……………………….. face is familiar, but I can’t remember his name.
3 Do you know a shop ……………………….. I can buy printer paper?
4 The essay ……………………….. Tom wrote got top marks.
5 The boy ……………………….. sits next to me in class is from Warsaw.
6 I know a girl ……………………….. plays tennis six times a week.
Answer
1 where 2 whose 3 where 4 which 5 who 6 who
2. Circle the correct relative pronouns. If both answers are correct, circle both.
Amelia Humfress is a young entrepreneur 1 who / which has just turned 24, and 2 whose / who aim is to make her company, Steer, the best in the world for teaching people how to make their own websites. The courses 3 which / that she offers vary from web design to computer coding. The idea for the company came to her when she was looking for a course 4 where / which she could learn about web design. It was a plan 5 that / which grew slowly, and at first she lacked the confidence to start the company. But she found an office 6 where / that she could start the business, and the business grew quickly. She thinks that more young people should set up their own businesses and that it’s often a lack of confidence 7 that / who holds them back.
Answer
1 who 2 whose 3 which / that 4 where
5 that / which 6 where 7 that
3. Some of the sentences are incorrect. Rewrite them correctly. Tick the correct sentences.
1 A computer is a machine that can perform calculations.
……………………………………………
2 This is the town where I was born there.
……………………………………………
3 That’s the woman who she dropped her handbag.
……………………………………………
4 The cheese which I bought smell really bad.
……………………………………………
5 That’s the boy who his dad is a newsagent.
……………………………………………
6 Where’s the book which I left it on the table?
……………………………………………
Answer
1 ✓
2 This is the town where I was born.
3 That’s the woman who dropped her handbag.
4 The cheese which I bought smells/smelt really bad.
5 That’s the boy whose dad is a newsagent.
6 Where’s the book which I left on the table?
4. Join the two sentences with a relative pronoun (who, which, where, or whose).
1 I’ve lost the DVD. You gave it to me.
I’ve lost the DVD which you have me.
2 Jo has an expensive car. She keeps it in the garage.
…………………………………………
3 Who’s that man? He’s looking at us.
…………………………………………
4 I opened the cupboard. We keep the glasses there.
…………………………………………
5 That’s the girl. I saw you with her.
…………………………………………
6 Who is the boy? You copied his homework.
…………………………………………
7 Website designer is a job. It attracts young people.
…………………………………………
Answer
2 Jo has an expensive car which she keeps in the garage.
3 Who’s that man who’s looking at us?
4 I opened the cupboard where we keep the glasses.
5 That’s the girl who I saw you with.
6 Who is the boy whose homework you copied?
7 Website designer is a job which attracts a lot of young people.
5. Complete questions 1-8 with clauses a-h. Add a relative pronoun only where necessary.
1 Is this the phone you used to text me?
2 What’s the name of the hotel ……………………………………….
3 Is Jake the boy ……………………………………….
4 This is the jacket ……………………………………….
5 Do you like people ……………………………………….
6 Can you fetch the DVD ……………………………………….
7 Is that the woman ……………………………………….
8 Is that the café ……………………………………….
a I wore to Beth’s party.
b show lots of initiative?
c you used to text me?
d you introduced me to a few days ago?
e husband works in France?
f is on the shelf in the living room?
g we stayed last summer?
h you met Sam?
Answer
2 where we stayed last summer?
3 who you introduced me to a few days ago?
4 I wore to Beth’s party.
5 who shows lots of initiative?
6 which is on the shelf in the living room?
7 whose husband works in France?
8 where you met Sam?
6. Complete the dialogues with who, which, where and whose. Where it is possible to omit the pronoun, write ‘no pronoun’.
1 A Who were you talking to on the high street?
B The woman ……………………… owns the English Academy.
2 A What’s in that package?
B It’s the book ……………………… I ordered online.
3 A Which restaurant are we going to tonight?
B The one ……………………… we celebrated your birthday.
4 A Who’s that?
B She’s the girl ……………………… mother works in the post office.
5 A Where are your notes?
B I lent them to the student ……………………… I sit next to.
6 A Who is that letter from?
B It’s from a company ……………………… might give me a summer job.
Answer
1 who 2 no pronoun 3 where 4 whose
5 no pronoun 6 which
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