Joining Sentences Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 3: Joining sentences: and, but, because, so · Set 559 · 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.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Meera was hungry ___ she ate a banana.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
2. 2.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Grandpa reads the paper. He drinks his tea.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
4. 4.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.” (a) because (b) and (c) but
5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Priya can sing ___ she can dance too.” (a) but (b) because (c) and
6. 6.Which is the best way to join “The water was too cold.” and “We did not swim.”? (a) The water was too cold but we did not swim. (b) The water was too cold so we did not swim. (c) The water was too cold because we did not swim.
7. 7.Which is the best way to join “The sky was cloudy.” and “It did not rain.”? (a) The sky was cloudy because it did not rain. (b) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy so it did not rain.
8. 8.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
10. 10.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
11. 11.Which is the best way to join “Meera was hungry.” and “She ate a banana.”? (a) Meera was hungry so she ate a banana. (b) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry because she ate a banana.
12. 12.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The bag was heavy. Dad helped me carry it.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
13. 13.Which is the best way to join “Kabir drank some water.” and “He was thirsty.”? (a) Kabir drank some water so he was thirsty. (b) Kabir drank some water but he was thirsty. (c) Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty.
14. 14.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 so I had cleaned my room. (c) Mum smiled because I had cleaned my room.
15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sun was shining. The birds were singing.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The soup was hot. It was not tasty.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
17. 17.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Dev went to bed early. He was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We stayed indoors. It was raining.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
19. 19.Which is the best way to join “Dev went to bed early.” and “He was tired.”? (a) Dev went to bed early so he was tired. (b) Dev went to bed early because he was tired. (c) Dev went to bed early but he was tired.
20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The test was hard ___ Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
21. 21.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir drank some water ___ he was thirsty.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
22. 22.Which is the best way to join “The garden has roses.” and “It has sunflowers.”? (a) The garden has roses because it has sunflowers. (b) The garden has roses but it has sunflowers. (c) The garden has roses and it has sunflowers.
23. 23.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.” (a) but (b) because (c) so
24. 24.Which is the best way to join “The soup was hot.” and “It was not tasty.”? (a) The soup was hot so it was not tasty. (b) The soup was hot but it was not tasty. (c) The soup was hot because it was not tasty.
25. 25.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The water was too cold ___ we did not swim.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The shop was closed. We went home.” (a) because (b) so (c) but
27. 27.Which is the best way to join “We bought apples.” and “We bought grapes.”? (a) We bought apples but we bought grapes. (b) We bought apples and we bought grapes. (c) We bought apples because we bought grapes.
28. 28.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold.
29. 29.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.” (a) but (b) so (c) because
30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Nisha took an umbrella ___ the sky was cloudy.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Tara likes to paint. She likes to draw.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
32. 32.Which is the best way to join “The baby cried.” and “She was hungry.”? (a) The baby cried because she was hungry. (b) The baby cried but she was hungry. (c) The baby cried so she was hungry.
33. 33.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
34. 34.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The box was small. It was very heavy.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We bought apples ___ we bought grapes.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.” (a) because (b) but (c) and
37. 37.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Dev went to bed early ___ he was tired.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum smiled. I had cleaned my room.” (a) so (b) but (c) because
39. 39.Which is the best way to join “The mango looked green.” and “It was very sweet.”? (a) The mango looked green so it was very sweet. (b) The mango looked green but it was very sweet. (c) The mango looked green because it was very sweet.
40. 40.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.” (a) because (b) but (c) and

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