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Conjunction Worksheet

English grammar lesson 9: Conjunctions: and, but, or, because, so · Set 230 · 40 questions
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The grammar rule (Find the link): and = adds (Riya and Kabir); or = a choice (tea or milk?); but = opposite or surprising (small, but very sweet). because = the second part gives the reason (… because she was hungry). so = the second part is the result (She was hungry, so she ate).

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  1. 1.Choose the joining word: Would you like tea ___ milk? (a) because (b) or (c) but (d) so
  2. 2.Choose the joining word: The train was late, ___ we waited at the station. (a) or (b) because (c) but (d) so
  3. 3.Choose the joining word: Dad drove slowly ___ the road was wet. (a) but (b) or (c) because (d) so
  4. 4.Choose the joining word: Would you like the red kite ___ the blue kite? (a) because (b) so (c) or (d) but
  5. 5.Choose the joining word: Would you like rice ___ chapati? (a) because (b) but (c) so (d) or
  6. 6.Choose the joining word: Ira ___ Arjun are in the same class. (a) or (b) so (c) because (d) and
  7. 7.Choose the joining word: Riya was hungry, ___ she ate two mangoes. (a) but (b) or (c) so (d) because
  8. 8.Choose the joining word: The match was exciting, ___ we cheered loudly. (a) so (b) because (c) or (d) but
  9. 9.Choose the joining word: Would you like cricket ___ football? (a) because (b) but (c) so (d) or
  10. 10.Choose the joining word: Riya ate two mangoes ___ she was hungry. (a) so (b) but (c) because (d) or
  11. 11.Choose the joining word: Kabir ran fast, ___ he missed the bus. (a) because (b) or (c) but (d) so
  12. 12.Choose the joining word: Isha ___ Dev are in the same class. (a) but (b) so (c) or (d) and
  13. 13.Choose the joining word: Pooja ___ Omkar are in the same class. (a) but (b) and (c) or (d) so
  14. 14.Choose the joining word: Nisha ___ Meera are in the same class. (a) because (b) but (c) and (d) or
  15. 15.Choose the joining word: Priya ___ Myra are in the same class. (a) or (b) but (c) and (d) so
  16. 16.Choose the joining word: Myra ___ Ira are in the same class. (a) or (b) so (c) but (d) and
  17. 17.Choose the joining word: Would you like the bus ___ the train? (a) but (b) because (c) so (d) or
  18. 18.Choose the joining word: We played carrom indoors ___ it was raining. (a) but (b) because (c) or (d) so
  19. 19.Choose the joining word: Kabir was tired, ___ he went to bed early. (a) but (b) or (c) because (d) so
  20. 20.Choose the joining word: It was raining, ___ we played carrom indoors. (a) so (b) but (c) or (d) because
  21. 21.Choose the joining word: Meera switched on the light ___ the room was dark. (a) or (b) because (c) so (d) but
  22. 22.Choose the joining word: We waited at the station ___ the train was late. (a) because (b) or (c) so (d) but
  23. 23.Choose the joining word: Kabir went to bed early ___ he was tired. (a) or (b) because (c) but (d) so
  24. 24.Choose the joining word: The mango was small, ___ it was very sweet. (a) or (b) so (c) because (d) but
  25. 25.Choose the joining word: Myra ___ Rohan are in the same class. (a) because (b) and (c) so (d) but
  26. 26.Choose the joining word: The shop was open, ___ it had no milk. (a) so (b) because (c) or (d) but
  27. 27.Choose the joining word: Aarav ___ Manav are in the same class. (a) but (b) and (c) so (d) or
  28. 28.Choose the joining word: The room was dark, ___ Meera switched on the light. (a) but (b) so (c) or (d) because
  29. 29.Choose the joining word: Ishaan ___ Priya are in the same class. (a) but (b) and (c) because (d) so
  30. 30.Choose the joining word: We lit diyas in the evening ___ it was Diwali. (a) but (b) or (c) so (d) because
  31. 31.Choose the joining word: The test was hard, ___ Riya got full marks. (a) because (b) or (c) but (d) so
  32. 32.Choose the joining word: We cheered loudly ___ the match was exciting. (a) but (b) because (c) so (d) or
  33. 33.Choose the joining word: Isha ___ Aarav are in the same class. (a) so (b) but (c) or (d) and
  34. 34.Choose the joining word: Saanvi ___ Ira are in the same class. (a) because (b) and (c) but (d) or
  35. 35.Choose the joining word: The road was wet, ___ Dad drove slowly. (a) so (b) or (c) but (d) because
  36. 36.Choose the joining word: Aarav is only six, ___ he can swim well. (a) so (b) or (c) but (d) because
  37. 37.Choose the joining word: Arjun ___ Diya are in the same class. (a) because (b) and (c) so (d) but
  38. 38.Choose the joining word: Aditya ___ Ishaan are in the same class. (a) and (b) because (c) but (d) so
  39. 39.Choose the joining word: Myra ___ Omkar are in the same class. (a) but (b) so (c) because (d) and
  40. 40.Choose the joining word: Saanvi ___ Myra are in the same class. (a) but (b) so (c) because (d) and

Answer key

  1. or
  2. so
  3. because
  4. or
  5. or
  6. and
  7. so
  8. so
  9. or
  10. because
  11. but
  12. and
  13. and
  14. and
  15. and
  16. and
  17. or
  18. because
  19. so
  20. so
  21. because
  22. because
  23. because
  24. but
  25. and
  26. but
  27. and
  28. so
  29. and
  30. because
  31. but
  32. because
  33. and
  34. and
  35. so
  36. but
  37. and
  38. and
  39. and
  40. and

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