Name/ Class :

Date :
Number :

Fill in the blanks using the correct linking words

1. _____________ the dog bit her, we had to take her to the hospital.
2. Her computer stopped working _____________ a virus attack.
3. The police arrested him _____________ he committed a crime.
4. She set fire to the curtain first _____________ the whole house burnt down.
5. _____________ she gets accepted to university, she will become a doctor.
6. _____________ she finds a replacement, she will be fired.
7. _____________ the lack of customers, the restaurant closed down this week.
8. _____________ she is scared of clowns, she never goes to the circus.
9. He passed his first year at university; _____________, his parents bought him a car.
10. She did not study that night, _____________ she has failed all of her subjects.
11. _____________ Jamie’s parents found out about the party he hosted without their
permission, they ground him to do all the chores for 6 months
12. Keith lost his job _____________ cutbacks in the department
13. People will not watch the programs, ____________ the Producers improve them.
14. Tobias was a chainsmoker, _____________ he has lung cancer
15. Jenny shouted at Mark first ____________ mark shouted back at her.
Write the cause or the effect of these pictures below and after you’ve found all the cause
and effects, use linking words to make a whole sentence
1.
Find the effect!

2.
Find the cause!