Free Cloze Worksheet Generator for Teachers
Paste your own passage, click the words you want students to supply, and create a printable fill-in-the-blank worksheet with an optional word bank and matching answer key.
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Passage Input
Block Selection
Click the word(s) you want to turn into blanks. Click again to unselect.
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How to create a cloze worksheet from a passage
- Paste or upload the passage you want students to work with.
- Select Build Blocks, then click the exact words you want to replace with blanks.
- Keep the word bank on for more support, or remove it when students should retrieve the missing words without choices.
- Download the student worksheet and teacher answer key as PDF or DOCX.
Choosing the blanks yourself gives you control over the purpose of the activity. You can target vocabulary, content words, transition words, names, verbs, or other details that matter in the lesson instead of removing words at random.
Choose blanks that match the learning goal
- Vocabulary review: blank the words students are expected to use and understand.
- Reading comprehension: remove key details that require students to make sense of the surrounding sentence or paragraph.
- Grammar and syntax: target verbs, pronouns, conjunctions, or transition words when those structures are the focus.
- Reader's theater follow-up: use a short excerpt or teacher-created summary and blank important character, setting, or plot words after rehearsal.
For classroom reading material, explore the free reader's theater resources or browse the complete script collection.
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