Joining Sentences Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 3: Joining sentences: and, but, because, so · Set 502 · 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?
   “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
3. 3.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
4. 4.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried so she was hungry. (b) The baby cried but she was hungry. (c) The baby cried because she was hungry.
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
6. 6.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
7. 7.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “It started to rain ___ we opened our umbrellas.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
8. 8.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 because we walked slowly. (c) The road was wet so we walked slowly.
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “We stayed indoors ___ it was raining.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
10. 10.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The box was small ___ it was very heavy.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “Mum smiled.” and “I had cleaned my room.”? (a) Mum smiled but I had cleaned my room. (b) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled so I had cleaned my room.
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
13. 13.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was very hot. We went for a swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
17. 17.Which is the best way to join “The plants died.” and “Nobody watered them.”? (a) The plants died but nobody watered them. (b) The plants died so nobody watered them. (c) The plants died because nobody watered them.
18. 18.Which is the best way to join “The ice cream melted.” and “It was a hot day.”? (a) The ice cream melted but it was a hot day. (b) The ice cream melted so it was a hot day. (c) The ice cream melted because it was a hot day.
19. 19.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sky was cloudy ___ it did not rain.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
21. 21.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The soup was hot ___ it was not tasty.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The garden has roses ___ it has sunflowers.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The baby cried. She was hungry.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
24. 24.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I like mangoes ___ my sister likes apples.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The room was dark. I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
26. 26.Which is the best way to join “Priya can sing.” and “She can dance too.”? (a) Priya can sing because she can dance too. (b) Priya can sing but she can dance too. (c) Priya can sing and she can dance too.
27. 27.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The room was dark ___ I switched on the light.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
30. 30.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors but it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors because it was raining.
31. 31.Which is the best way to join “The shop was closed.” and “We went home.”? (a) The shop was closed because we went home. (b) The shop was closed but we went home. (c) The shop was closed so we went home.
32. 32.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The ice cream melted. It was a hot day.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
33. 33.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty.
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The bag was heavy ___ Dad helped me carry it.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
35. 35.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The mango looked green. It was very sweet.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
38. 38.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples.
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “We ran to the bus stop.” and “We were late.”? (a) We ran to the bus stop so we were late. (b) We ran to the bus stop because we were late. (c) We ran to the bus stop but we were late.
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) but (b) because (c) so

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