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Year 3 English · Joining ideas with conjunctions

Name: ______________________

Date: ____________

1. Choose the best conjunction: 'I wore my coat ___ it was cold.'
- ☐ (a) because
- ☐ (b) but
- ☐ (c) and
2. Choose the best conjunction: 'I like apples ___ I do not like pears.'
- ☐ (a) so
- ☐ (b) but
- ☐ (c) because
3. Choose the best conjunction: 'It was raining ___ we took an umbrella.'
- ☐ (a) but
- ☐ (b) because
- ☐ (c) so
4. Which conjunction simply adds another idea?
- ☐ (a) because
- ☐ (b) and
- ☐ (c) but
5. Which sentence makes sense?
- ☐ (a) I was hungry so I went to sleep in the bath.
- ☐ (b) I was full so I ate three more dinners.
- ☐ (c) I was hungry so I ate a snack.
6. Type the conjunction in this sentence: 'Tom smiled because he found his shoe.'
7. Fill the gap with a conjunction: 'We went to the park ___ played on the swings.'
8. Fill the gap with a conjunction that gives a reason: 'The ice cream melted ___ it was a hot day.'

Answer sheet

1. because — Being cold is the reason for wearing a coat, so 'because' fits.
2. but — 'But' shows that the second idea is different from the first.
3. so — Taking an umbrella is the result of the rain, so 'so' fits.
4. and — 'And' adds more information.
5. I was hungry so I ate a snack. — Eating a snack is a sensible result of being hungry.
6. because — 'Because' joins the two ideas and gives the reason Tom smiled.
7. and — 'And' adds the next thing we did.
8. because — A hot day is the reason the ice cream melted.