Joining Sentences Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 3: Joining sentences: and, but, because, so · Set 30 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Ask how the ideas are linked): and → adds a similar idea (I brushed my teeth and I washed my face). but → the ideas are different or surprising (The box was small but it was very heavy). because → the second part is the REASON; so → the second part is the RESULT (It was very hot, so we went for a swim).

1. 1.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
5. 5.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “It started to rain. We opened our umbrellas.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “The box was small.” and “It was very heavy.”? (a) The box was small so it was very heavy. (b) The box was small but it was very heavy. (c) The box was small because it was very heavy.
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
9. 9.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
10. 10.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast so we missed the train. (b) We ran fast but we missed the train. (c) We ran fast because we missed the train.
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty.
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
16. 16.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold because we did not swim.
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
21. 21.Which is the best way to join “It was very hot.” and “We went for a swim.”? (a) It was very hot but we went for a swim. (b) It was very hot so we went for a swim. (c) It was very hot because we went for a swim.
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers.
25. 25.Which is the best way to join “Mum cooked dal.” and “She made rotis.”? (a) Mum cooked dal because she made rotis. (b) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal and she made rotis.
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
29. 29.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples.
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop but we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop so we were late.
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was late ___ the shops were still open.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
36. 36.Which is the best way to join “The road was wet.” and “We walked slowly.”? (a) The road was wet but we walked slowly. (b) The road was wet so we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet because we walked slowly.
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
39. 39.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The garden has roses ___ it has sunflowers.” (a) because (b) but (c) and

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