Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.
Conjunctions are connecting words. Examples are: as, since, though, although, even if, even though, because, if, unless, when, after, before, They can connect two words, two phrases or two clauses. Note that we use just one conjunction to connect two clauses.
Conjunctions worksheet for class 6
1. ……………………… I had invited all of my friends, none of them turned up for my birthday. (As / Though / If)
2. …………………… we have already invested a lot of money in this project, we cannot abandon it now. (Though / As / So)
3. She was angry …………………… I said nothing. (so / as / that)
4. …………………. I knew about his problems I would help. (If / As / When)
5. ……………………. he arrived trouble started brewing. (As soon as / No sooner / Hardly)
6. ………………….. you start now, you will miss the train. (If / Unless / Whether)
7. I haven’t decided the question of …………………… I should quit my job or not. (if / whether / that)
8. He looks petrified …………………….. he saw a ghost. (if / as if / as though)
9. He missed the match ……………………. he had broken his leg. (so / because / if)
10. …………………. tomorrow is a holiday I will stay up late tonight. (Since / When / Though)
11. Give me a call ………………….. you are ready. (when / while / as)
12. …………………. I was walking down the street, I saw many beautiful sights. (As / If / Though)
13. He will come …………………… you don’t invite him. (if / even if / even though)
14. She arrived …………………. they had left. (before / after / when)
15. I talked to her ………………….. she wouldn’t feel left out. (so that / so as to / in order to)
16. It was ………………….. a hot afternoon that I felt dizzy. (such / so / too)
17. Please keep an eye on my bag ………………….. I am away. (while / as / since)
18. She was fully dependent on her grandparents ………………….. she found a job. (until / unless / if)
19. …………………… had I solved one problem when another one cropped up. (As soon as / Hardly / No sooner)
20. ………………… she finds out what will we do? (If / As / Whether)
Answers
1. Though I had invited all of my friends, none of them turned up for my birthday.
2. As we have already invested a lot of money in this project, we cannot abandon it now.
3. She was angry so I said nothing.
4. If I knew about his problems I would help.
5. As soon as he arrived trouble started brewing.
6. Unless you start now, you will miss the train.
7. I haven’t decided the question of whether I should quit my job or not.
8. He looks petrified as if / as though he saw a ghost.
9. He missed the match because he had broken his leg.
10. Since tomorrow is a holiday I will stay up late tonight.
11. Give me a call when you are ready.
12. As I was walking down the street, I saw many beautiful sights.
13. He will come even if you don’t invite him.
14. She arrived after they had left. (The past perfect is used for the earlier of the two actions.)
15. I talked to her so that she wouldn’t feel left out.
16. It was such a hot afternoon that I felt dizzy.
17. Please keep an eye on my bag while I am away.
18. She was fully dependent on her grandparents until she found a job.
19. Hardly had I solved one problem when another one cropped up.
20. If she finds out what will we do?
