DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL BANGALORE NORTH

ACADEMIC SESSION 2021 – 2022

SUBJECT: ENGLISH – Grade III

• ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT -ANSWER KEY

• ENGLISH GRAMMAR WORKBOOK

• CONJUNCTIONS – PAGE 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82

 Page 77
I. Choose the best conjunction to complete each sentence.
(and, but and or)

1. Ashley has a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in her lunchbox.

2. Anish ran after the bus but could not catch it.
3. Lindsay and Jennifer are sisters.
4. Sean wanted to learn to play the guitar but his mother wanted him to learn piano.
5. Georgia was going to clean the house but she’s too tired.
6. We earned twenty-two dollars selling lemonade and cookie.
7. Which is your favourite holiday, Halloween or Thanksgiving?

Page 78
Join the sentences using an appropriate conjunction:

1. The bird made a nest. The bird laid an egg.

The bird made a nest and laid an egg.
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2.The dog caught the ball. The dog brought the ball back to me.
The dog caught the ball and brought it back to me.
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3. My pet goat will eat almost anything. He likes vegetables best.

My pet goat will eat almost anything but like’s vegetables best.
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4. We went to the car wash. We went to the mall.

We went to the car wash and to the mall.
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5. Some kids were afraid to dive into the pool. I wasn’t afraid.
Some kids were afraid to dive into the pool but I wasn’t.
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6. I tripped over a stone. I fell down.

I tripped over a stone and fell down.
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Page 79

I.Make suitable sentences using correct conjunctions and write them

below.

1. I went to the market. and Jim plays tennis.

2
. It is cold in December. because Do you like blue colour?
3
. Do you like red colour? but It is hot in May.
4. Jack plays tennis. Or I had to buy some vegetables.

1. I went to the market because I had to buy some vegetables._______________

2. It is cold in December but hot in May.________________________________
3. Do you like red colour or blue colour ?________________________________
4. Jack and Jim play tennis.____________________________________________
 II. Choose the best conjunctions to complete each sentence. (and, but, or,
because)

a. The cake looks delicious, but tastes horrible.

b. He fell down because the floor was slippery.
c. We were very upset, but we didn’t cry.
d. Mother went to the shop and bought some clothes
e. Mother likes coffee, but father likes tea.
f. Do you want some cakes or rather have cookies now?
g. Sameer got the first prize because he worked very hard.
h. Meena combed her hair and put on a new hair band.

Page 80

III.Join each pair of sentences given below using appropriate conjunctions.

1. You can have sandwiches. You can have cornflakes.

You can have sandwiches or cornflakes._________________________________

2. Grandmother is old. Mother is young.

Grandmother is old but mother is young.________________________________

3. I got A+ in Science. I got A+ in Math.

I got A+ in Science and Math._______________________________________

4. You can come with me. You can go with him.

You can come with me or can go with him.______________________________
 5. I don’t like potato. I like carrot.
I don’t like potato but like carrot.__________________________________

6. Mummy had made dosa. Nobody was hungry.

Mummy had made dosa but nobody was hungry.________________________

7. Sam is going to the school. Sanjay is going to the school.

Sam and Sanjay are going to the school._________________________________

8. Rohit fell ill. He went out in the rain.

Rohit fell ill because he went out in the rain.______________________________

Page 81

9. You can buy a book on festivals. You can buy a book on animals.
You can buy a book on festivals or on animals.__________________________

10. I won’t go to the market. It is dark outside.

I won’t go to the market because it is dark outside.__________________________

IV. Fill in the blanks with the correct conjunctions from the options given
below:

and but because or

1. Rina and Ricky are going to a school. Rina has many dresses but can’t decide which

one to wear. Should she wear the purple dress or a pair of blue jeans? Ricky says she should
choose fast because they are getting late.
2. One day Mrs. Singh called out to her sons, Gurdeep and Sunny. ‘Run to the market and
ask Prasad Ji at the dairy to keep some milk for us. He must also keep half a kilo paneer
 for us. I’ll be cooking special dinner because Uncle Harjeet and his family are coming
tomorrow.’

Page 82

ASSET Questions
1. It rained a lot yesterday, but it still feels hot.

Which of these words completes the above sentence meaningfully?

a. so
b. or
c. as
d. but

2. I wanted to go out to play but couldn’t go because it was raining.

a. and, because
b. if, and
c. but, and
d. but, because