Coordinating conjunctions worksheet

Conjunctions are words used to connect two clauses. There are mainly two types
of
conjunctions – coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions.
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate coordinating conjunction.

1. They were poor, ………………. often suffered

great hardship.
and
but

2. He overslept himself …………………. thus

missed the train.
and
but

3. That coat cannot be mine, ……………… it is

too
big for me.
and
but
for

4. As a boy he had never been to school, and

………………….. he had no opportunity of
learning
to read and write.
therefore
for
yet

5. This must not happen again, ………………

you
will be dismissed.
or
but
and
6. He is rich, ………………. he is not happy.
and
therefore
but

7. Hurry up, ……………….. you will be late.

and
or
yet

8. He must have done his duty, ………………..

he is
a conscientious man.
for
so
therefore

9. He tried hard, ………………. he did not

succeed.
but
and
so

10. The parents were horrified ……………….

they
saw blood stains on the floor and no sign of
their
child.
therefore
for
so