Activity Worksheet 1 - Subordinate Clauses

Read the sentences below.
Underline the subordinate clause in each case, and circle the

subordinating conjunction. Don’t forget: sometimes the conjunction will be at the beginning,
and sometimes it will be between the two clauses!
1. I wore every jumper that I could find and wrapped myself in two duvets until 3. Before
sweating. I could
stop
2. As I sat down, Janelle came over to our table. him,
Subordinate Clauses
he ripped the Velcro apart.
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4. I let Hassan tell me about his idea for a green jelly alien that turned wrestlers into goo
I started
while we plodded along the corridor.
5. Sometimes we don’t even know how we’re feeling until we start acting differently from
usual.
Can you add a subordinate clause to these sentences? Use the conjunctions in the box to
help you. Don’t forget that your clause must make sense on its own as well!
after until because when although
6. When he went on stage, Ash found it difficult to breathe.
7. Ash loved listening to Glitter Riot because they were his favourite band.
8. Although he was trying to help, Hassan accidentally ripped Ash’s costume.
9. After drinking his hot chocolate, Ash put his pyjamas on.
10. Miss Underbridge looked in her desk drawer until she found some safety pins.
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Read the sentences below. Choose two colours and underline the subordinate clause in
one colour, and the main clause in the other colour. Finally, circle the subordinating
conjuction. Don’t forget: sometimes the conjunction will be at the beginning, and
sometimes it will be between the two clauses!
1. I wore every jumper that I could find and wrapped myself in two duvets until
I
started sweating.
2. I had a pain in my head and it took me a minute to realise that it was because
I was
twiddling my hair so hard.
3. Before I could stop him, he ripped the Velcro apart.
4. I let Hassan tell me about his idea for a green jelly alien that turned wrestlers into
goo
while
we plodded along the corridor.
5. Sometimes we don’t even know how we’re feeling until we start acting differently
from usual.
Can you add a subordinate clause to these sentences? Use the conjunctions in the box to
help you. Don’t forget that your clause must make sense on its own as well!
after until because when although
9. After drinking his hot chocolate, Ash put his pyjamas on.
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Read the sentences below. Choose two colours and underline the subordinate clause in one
colour, and the main clause in the other colour. Finally, circle the subordinating conjunction.
Don’t forget: sometimes the conjunction will be at the beginning, and sometimes it will be
between the two clauses!
1. I wore every jumper I could find and wrapped myself in two duvets until I started
sweating.
2. I had a pain in my head and it took me a minute to realise that it was because I was
twiddling my hair so hard.
3. Before I could stop him, he ripped the Velcro apart.
4. I let Hassan tell me about his idea for a green jelly alien that turned wrestlers into goo
while we plodded along the corridor.
5. Sometimes we don’t even know how we’re feeling until we start acting differently
from usual.
In the following sentence, can you also add a new colour for the relative clause?
6. As we walked around the playground, he told me about sifakas, which shriek from the
jungle canopy, and elephant birds which are now extinct, and then about aye-ayes.
Can you add a subordinate clause to these sentences? Use the conjunctions in the box to help
you. Don’t forget that your clause must make sense on its own as well!
before until since while although

Can you find all of the subordinate clauses in this extract? Underline the subordinate clauses
and circle the subordinating conjunctions.
After our last exam, there was a class party. Everyone brought in homemade cupcakes and cold pizza
slices. As we moved the tables and chairs to the edge of the room, the air was filled with chatter and
smiling faces.
People were just beginning to tuck into the food when the school secretary knocked on the door.
“Ash? Your dad’s here.”
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Read the sentences below.

Underline the subordinate clause in each case, and circle the

while we plodded along the corridor.

after until because when although

6. When he went on stage, Ash found it difficult to breathe.

8. Although he was trying to help, Hassan accidentally ripped Ash’s costume.

Read ‘Under the Lights’ at twinkl.com/originals

3. Before I could stop him, he ripped the Velcro apart.

after until because when although

6. When he went on stage, Ash found it difficult to breathe.

8. Although he was trying to help, Hassan accidentally ripped Ash’s costume.

Read ‘Under the Lights’ at twinkl.com/originals

3. Before I could stop him, he ripped the Velcro apart.

before until since while although

7. When he went on stage, Ash found it difficult to breathe.

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