Conjunctions & Connectives

Join ideas together using words like and, but, or, because, when, if, and although.

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Join the sentences: I like apples ___ I like bananas. I like apples ___ I like bananas.
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I wanted to play outside ___ it was raining. I wanted to play outside ___ it was raining.
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Which conjunction fits best? 'We stayed inside ___ it was too cold.' A) and B) but C) because D) or
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Which conjunction fits best? 'Would you like juice ___ water?' A) and B) but C) because D) or
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Put these words in order to make a sentence: 'finish / when / you / homework / can / play / your / you' Put these in order: You, can, play, when, you, finish, your, homework
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Complete: ___ you eat your vegetables, you can have pudding. ___ you eat your vegetables, you can have pudding.
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Which sentence uses 'although' correctly? A) Although I was tired, I finished my homework. B) I finished my homework although. C) Although and I was tired. D) I although was tired finished homework.
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Arrange to form a sentence with two conjunctions: 'I / wanted / cake / but / Mum / said / no / because / it / was / bedtime' Put these in order: I, wanted, cake, but, Mum, said, no, because, it, was, bedtime
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Which conjunction makes this sentence most interesting? '___ the dragon looked fierce, it was actually very gentle.' A) And B) Because C) Although D) If
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Which sentence shows a CAUSE and EFFECT relationship? A) I like cats and dogs. B) The road was wet because it had rained. C) I want ice cream or cake. D) She is tall but he is short.
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Answer key

Conjunctions & Connectives · for parents and teachers

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and
'And' joins two similar ideas together. Both things are true.
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but
'But' shows contrast - you wanted to play, however the rain was a problem.
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because
'Because' introduces a reason. We stayed inside - why? Because it was too cold.
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or
'Or' gives a choice between options. You can have one or the other.
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You, can, play, when, you, finish, your, homework
'When' connects two events in time: 'You can play' (main idea) + 'when you finish your homework' (condition).
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If
'If' introduces a condition. The pudding depends on eating vegetables first.
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Although I was tired, I finished my homework.
'Although' shows something happened despite a difficulty. Being tired didn't stop the homework getting done.
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I, wanted, cake, but, Mum, said, no, because, it, was, bedtime
This sentence uses 'but' for contrast and 'because' for reason, making a complex sentence with two joining words.
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Although
'Although' is the best choice because it signals a surprising contrast - looking fierce but being gentle.
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The road was wet because it had rained.
'Because it had rained' explains the cause; 'the road was wet' is the effect.