Conjunctions Worksheet for Class 10

Conjunctions are words used to connect two noun clauses, phrases or words together. Common conjunctions are: as, since, because, though, although, and, but, or, for, if, whether, unless, before, after etc.

Conjunctions Worksheet

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.

We still don’t know …………1…………. Mars supports life or not, ………..2………….. scientists suspect that it might have done ………….3…………… in the past. Mars is presently arid ……….4………. dusty  …………….5…………….. characteristics like channels on the Martian surface indicates …………..6……… the planet was once very wet. Scientists are eager to learn about the history of water of Mars ……………7………….. water is fundamental to the question of ………….8…………. the planet has ever supported microbial or some other life. Life …………9…………… we know it requires water.

1. a) weather; b) whether; c) that;
2. a) but; b) and; c) or; d) so
3. a) so; b) that; c) so
4. a) and; b) or; c) but
5. a) and; b) but; c) as
6. a) as; b) that; c) so
7. a) because; b) so; c) hence; d) thus
8. a) if; b) whether; c) unless; d) in case
9. a) like; b) as if; c) as; d) that

Solution

We still don’t know whether (1) Mars supports life or not, but (2) scientists suspect that it might have done so (3) in the past. Mars is presently arid and (4) dusty but (5) characteristics like channels on the Martian surface indicates that (6) the planet was once very wet. Scientists are eager to learn about the history of water of Mars because (7) water is fundamental to the question of whether (8) the planet has ever supported microbial or some other life. Life as (9) we know it requires water.