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

Answer key

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

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