Conjunctions worksheet

Conjunctions are words used to connect clauses. There are mainly two types of conjunctions – coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions.

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate conjunction.

1. We brought the food ………………. they supplied the drink.

but

and

for

Correct! Wrong!

2. She was poor ………………. she was honest.

but

Correct! Wrong!

3. We can go jogging ………………….. we can stay here.

and

but

Correct! Wrong!

4. People liked her ………………… she was honest.

because

but

while

Correct! Wrong!

5. I will phone you ………………… I arrive.

while

when

Correct! Wrong!

6. He told me ………………… he loved me ………………. it was a lie.

what, and

that, but

that, and

Correct! Wrong!

7. It is a problem …………………. solution has baffled even the experts.

that

whom

whose

Correct! Wrong!

8. It is a question ...................... nobody can answer.

that

which

Either could be used here

Correct! Wrong!

9. I stayed an extra night …………….. I could see more of Mumbai.

so that

Either could be used here

Correct! Wrong!

10. ………………. you need help, just let me know.

Unless

Whether

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. We brought the food and they supplied the drink.

2. She was poor but she was honest.

3. We can go jogging or we can stay here.

4. People liked her because she was honest.

5. I will phone you when I arrive.

6. He told me that he loved me but it was a lie.

7. It is a problem whose solution has baffled even the experts.

8. It is a question that / which nobody can answer.

9. I stayed an extra night so that I could see more of Mumbai.

10. If you need help, just let me know.