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Writing skills lesson 3: Joining sentences: and, but, because, so · Set 92 · 40 questions
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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).

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  1. 1.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Kabir has a cat ___ he has a dog.”     (a) because (b) and (c) but
  2. 2.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Nisha took an umbrella. The sky was cloudy.”     (a) because (b) so (c) but
  3. 3.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “It was late. The shops were still open.”     (a) but (b) because (c) so
  4. 4.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Mum cooked dal ___ she made rotis.”     (a) and (b) but (c) because
  5. 5.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The mango looked green ___ it was very sweet.”     (a) because (b) so (c) but
  6. 6.Which is the best way to join “Riya wore a sweater.” and “It was cold.”? (a) Riya wore a sweater so it was cold. (b) Riya wore a sweater because it was cold. (c) Riya wore a sweater but it was cold.
  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 so it did not rain. (c) The sky was cloudy but it did not rain.
  8. 8.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir has a cat. He has a dog.”     (a) and (b) because (c) but
  9. 9.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The puppy was cold ___ we gave it a blanket.”     (a) so (b) but (c) because
  10. 10.Which is the best way to join “Tara likes to paint.” and “She likes to draw.”? (a) Tara likes to paint but she likes to draw. (b) Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw. (c) Tara likes to paint because she likes to draw.
  11. 11.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was very hot ___ we went for a swim.”     (a) but (b) so (c) because
  12. 12.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.
  13. 13.Which is the best way to join “We stayed indoors.” and “It was raining.”? (a) We stayed indoors so it was raining. (b) We stayed indoors because it was raining. (c) We stayed indoors but it was raining.
  14. 14.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “We ran to the bus stop ___ we were late.”     (a) but (b) so (c) because
  15. 15.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Mum cooked dal. She made rotis.”     (a) because (b) but (c) and
  16. 16.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The road was wet. We walked slowly.”     (a) but (b) so (c) because
  17. 17.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 because she ate a banana. (c) Meera was hungry but she ate a banana.
  18. 18.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We bought apples. We bought grapes.”     (a) and (b) because (c) but
  19. 19.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran fast. We missed the train.”     (a) but (b) so (c) because
  20. 20.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The plants died ___ nobody watered them.”     (a) because (b) but (c) so
  21. 21.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Priya can sing. She can dance too.”     (a) and (b) but (c) because
  22. 22.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “It was late ___ the shops were still open.”     (a) so (b) but (c) because
  23. 23.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “I brushed my teeth ___ I washed my face.”     (a) and (b) but (c) because
  24. 24.Which is the best way to join “We ran fast.” and “We missed the train.”? (a) We ran fast but we missed the train. (b) We ran fast because we missed the train. (c) We ran fast so we missed the train.
  25. 25.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Meera was hungry. She ate a banana.”     (a) because (b) but (c) so
  26. 26.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Arjun practised every day. He won the prize.”     (a) so (b) because (c) but
  27. 27.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The puppy was cold. We gave it a blanket.”     (a) but (b) so (c) because
  28. 28.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Arjun practised every day ___ he won the prize.”     (a) because (b) but (c) so
  29. 29.Which is the best way to join “It started to rain.” and “We opened our umbrellas.”? (a) It started to rain because we opened our umbrellas. (b) It started to rain but we opened our umbrellas. (c) It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas.
  30. 30.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Riya wore a sweater ___ it was cold.”     (a) because (b) so (c) but
  31. 31.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Ravi is only six. He can swim very well.”     (a) so (b) because (c) but
  32. 32.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.
  33. 33.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Riya wore a sweater. It was cold.”     (a) because (b) but (c) so
  34. 34.Which is the best way to join “The puppy was cold.” and “We gave it a blanket.”? (a) The puppy was cold but we gave it a blanket. (b) The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket. (c) The puppy was cold because we gave it a blanket.
  35. 35.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The baby cried ___ she was hungry.”     (a) so (b) but (c) because
  36. 36.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “Kabir drank some water. He was thirsty.”     (a) so (b) but (c) because
  37. 37.Which is the best way to join “I like mangoes.” and “My sister likes apples.”? (a) I like mangoes so my sister likes apples. (b) I like mangoes but my sister likes apples. (c) I like mangoes because my sister likes apples.
  38. 38.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “We ran to the bus stop. We were late.”     (a) because (b) so (c) but
  39. 39.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 and she made rotis. (c) Mum cooked dal but she made rotis.
  40. 40.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The plants died. Nobody watered them.”     (a) because (b) so (c) but

Answer key

  1. and
  2. because
  3. but
  4. and
  5. but
  6. Riya wore a sweater because it was cold.
  7. The sky was cloudy but it did not rain.
  8. and
  9. so
  10. Tara likes to paint and she likes to draw.
  11. so
  12. Kabir drank some water because he was thirsty.
  13. We stayed indoors because it was raining.
  14. because
  15. and
  16. so
  17. Meera was hungry so she ate a banana.
  18. and
  19. but
  20. because
  21. and
  22. but
  23. and
  24. We ran fast but we missed the train.
  25. so
  26. so
  27. so
  28. so
  29. It started to rain so we opened our umbrellas.
  30. because
  31. but
  32. We ran to the bus stop because we were late.
  33. because
  34. The puppy was cold so we gave it a blanket.
  35. because
  36. because
  37. I like mangoes but my sister likes apples.
  38. because
  39. Mum cooked dal and she made rotis.
  40. because

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