Conjunction worksheets — and, but, or, so, because

Choose the correct conjunction.

1. I stayed home ______ I was ill. (because / but)
2. Riya ______ Aman are cousins. (and / or)
3. He is poor ______ honest. (but / and)
4. The sum was hard, ______ she solved it. (but / because)
5. I will call you ______ I reach home. (when / but)
6. He was hungry, ______ he ate an apple. (so / but)
7. Wait here ______ I come back. (until / and)
8. I like tea ______ coffee. (and / but)
9. Do you want rice ______ roti? (or / so)
10. We cannot play ______ it is dark. (because / or)
11. It was raining, ______ we took an umbrella. (so / or)
12. She ran fast ______ missed the bus. (but / because)

Join the two sentences using the word in brackets.

1. He is tall. He is weak. (but)
2. She could not come. She was ill. (because)
3. Ravi sings. Ravi dances. (and)
4. I have a pen. I have a pencil. (and)
5. I was tired. I went to bed. (so)
6. The bell rang. The children ran out. (when)
7. The box is big. The box is light. (but)
8. The road was wet. It had rained. (because)