EXERCISE 1

Fill in the blanks with a suitable conjunction from those within the brackets.

1. We didn’t go swimming yesterday _____________ it was raining heavily. (but,

because, until)

2. Kim didn’t practise hard enough, _____________ she failed her piano exam. (but,

still, so)

3. Meena insisted on going out for dinner _______________ nobody was hungry. (if,

although, therefore)

4. Karina won’t be able to attend my birthday party ____________ she is away on

holiday. (as, so, but)

5. Seng Koon ____________ Seng Kee love spicy food. (yet, besides, and)

6. _____________ reading, Mrs Lee enjoys painting (besides, while, because)

7. Two boys were caught playing truant ___________ they were suspended for two

weeks. (but, consequently, yet)

8. ____________ I was hurrying down the stairs, I slipped and fell. (until, as, because)

9. The boy swore he was telling the truth, _____________ nobody believed him. (so, yet,

until)

10. My teacher is very strict ____________ I still like her very much. (but, until, besides)

11. Shasha was very annoyed with Raj _______________ he spread many untrue stories

about her. (so, because, until)

12. While we were on holiday by the sea, we woke up early every morning ____________

we could watch the sunrise. (so that, until, however)

EXERCISE 2

Join the pairs of sentences by using the words in the brackets. Make the necessary changes.

Examples : Mr Lee is watching the TV now.

Mrs Lee is watching TV now (and)
Mr and Mrs Lee are watching TV now.

1. Puan Faridah is very old. She refuses to stay with her children. (although)
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2. Fiona did badly in her exam. She doesn’t seem to be upset. (but)
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3. Peter cannot get his driving license. He is eighteen years old. (until)
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4. We will not be able to play football. It stops raining. (unless)

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5. Lina is limping. She sprained her ankle yesterday. (because)

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6. We woke up early this morning. We had to get to the airport by 6.30 am. (because)
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7. I was fast asleep. My alarm clock rang. (when)

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8. Hashim has a high fever. He insists on going to school. (yet)

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9. Encik Rashid is kind. He is generous. (as well as)

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10. Puan Azlina will be annoyed with us. We don’t complete our project by Friday. (if)
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 EXERCISE 3

Make sentences of your own using the following conjunctions.

1. consequently : _________________________________________________________
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2. although : _____________________________________________________________
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3. still : _________________________________________________________________
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4. therefore : ____________________________________________________________
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5. as a result : ____________________________________________________________
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6. in order to : ___________________________________________________________
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7. however : _____________________________________________________________
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8. unless : _______________________________________________________________
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9. so : __________________________________________________________________

10. if : __________________________________________________________________