Adjective Clauses for Adult ESL Grammar Review- Task Cards

These 40 adjective clauses task cards will give your adult ESL grammar students focused review and practice with adjective clauses without the pressure of generating their own sentences from scratch. If your intermediate students need to solidify their understanding before moving into production, this is the set for them.

Task cards are great for this kind of practice because students can work through them at their own pace, in pairs, or as a class warm-up. The variety of question types keeps things from feeling repetitive, and the included answer sheet makes recording and later checking answers quick and easy.

WHAT'S INSIDE this 40-card set:

✅ 40 task cards — color set and black-and-white set

✅ Answer sheet for students

✅ Answer key so checking work takes as little of your time as possible

FOUR QUESTION TYPES

• subject or object: Students decide whether the adjective clause modifies the subject or the object.
• choose the best clause: Students select the clause that correctly completes the sentence.
• match the meaning: Students read a pair of sentences, one with an essential clause and with a nonessential clause and then match them to the given meanings.  
• true or false: Students evaluate a statement about adjective clause usage.

HOW TO USE THIS TASK CARD SET:

Print, cut out, and then add these cards to your task card library. These cards work well for warm-ups, quick reviews, or homework assignments. Give students a set of cards and the answer sheet for individual or partner practice or for use at a station during a multi-activity lesson. Another option is to work through them as a whole-class review. There are so many ways to use task cards; you’ve got free reign here. 

THIS WAS CREATED FOR YOUR ADULT ESL STUDENTS

The sentences throughout this set were written with adult students in mind. The contexts are relevant to mature students, covering the kind of language they'll use in daily life, at work, and in academic settings. Secondary ESL students and native English speakers who need to fill grammar gaps will find this useful too, but adults are the primary audience.

At the intermediate level, students are ready to start distinguishing between essential and nonessential clauses, understanding how adjective clauses modify both subjects and objects, and applying that knowledge in context. This card set gives them the structured practice to begin doing exactly that.