Phrases and Clauses
Practice Worksheet with Answers
Name: ______________________________ Date: ______________
A phrase is a group of words which forms a part of a sentence. A phrase does
not contain a subject and a verb, so it does not make complete sense.
Write ‘C’ if it is a clause. Write ‘P’ if it is a phrase.
a. ____ feeling bad about it n. ____ we were late
b. ____ it went up the hill o. ____ Shaikha and her mother
c. ____ killed all the birds p. ____ Salama is my friend
d. ____ it was here q. ____ it is easy
e. ____ we met some people r. ____ the lions of Africa and India
f. ____ passing through the forest s. ____ the cat slept
g. ____ through difficult times t. ____ under my comfortable bed
h. ____ clever and intelligent girl u. ____ it will be getting colder now
i. ____ the boy had a dream v. ____ crying and feeling sad
j. ____ there is little hope w. ____ diamonds worth a million dirhams
k. ____ speeding his car through the streets of Al x. ____ Fairy Godmother waved her magic wand
Ain y. ____ feeling hungry and tired
l. ____ I am going z. ____ who has my pencil?
m. ____ Can you help us?
