Interactive Pages
English grammar exercises

Conjunctions exercise

Complete the following sentences using appropriate conjunctions. Conjunctions are words used to join two clauses together.

1. ………………….. she was ill, she went to work. (as / though)

2. I want to get some rest ……………… I am not feeling very well. (because / so)

3. I was tired ………………. I took some rest. (because / so)

4. He speaks ……………….. he knows everything. (as if / even if)

5. ………………. you want to earn money, you have to work. (if / unless)

6. I was annoyed, ……………….. I kept quiet. (so / still)

7. She must weep, …………….. she will die. (or / and)

8. I waited for him …………… he came. (until / while)

9. It is ………………. beautiful, nor useful. (either / neither)

10. He took off his coat ……………… he entered the house. (as soon as / as well as)

Answers

1. Though she was ill, she went to work.

2. I want to get some rest because I am not feeling very well.

3. I was tired so I took some rest. (because / so)

4. He speaks as if he knows everything.

5. If you want to earn money, you have to work.

6. I was annoyed, still I kept quiet.

7. She must weep, or she will die.

8. I waited for him until he came.

9. It is neither beautiful, nor useful.

10. He took off his coat as soon as he entered the house.