Worksheet for practicing coordinating conjunctions with fill-in-the-blank exercises.

To solve this worksheet, we need to choose the correct coordinating conjunction for each sentence. The available options are: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.

Here is the step-by-step reasoning for each sentence:

1. "I like swimming ______ I like badminton."
* Both parts of the sentence express positive likes. They are similar ideas being added together.
* The best word to add ideas is and.

2. "Everyone thought Ben was good at math, ______ he always got full marks in his math tests."
* The second part explains the reason *why* everyone thought he was good.
* The conjunction that means "because" or gives a reason is for. (Note: In modern English, "because" is more common, but "for" is the correct coordinating conjunction here).

3. "I went to the park, ______ I went down the slide."
* This describes two actions happening in a sequence or addition. First the park, then the slide.
* The best word to connect these actions is and.

4. "I don't want to do my homework, ______ do I want to practise the piano."
* The first part is negative ("don't want"). The second part is also negative ("do I want" implies "neither do I want").
* When connecting two negative ideas, we use nor.

5. "I'm going to do my homework tonight, ______ I might not be able to finish all of it."
* The first part says you will do the work. The second part introduces a contrast or an unexpected result (not finishing).
* The best word to show contrast is but.

6. "Will you go to the cinema, ______ will you go bowling this weekend?"
* This sentence offers a choice between two activities.
* The word used for choices is or.

7. "Anna doesn't like football ______ she is very skilful at it."
* The first part is negative (doesn't like). The second part is positive (skilful). This is a surprising contrast.
* While "but" works, yet is often used to show a stronger surprise or contrast. Given "but" was likely used in #5, yet fits well here too. However, "but" is also grammatically correct. Let's look at sentence 9. Sentence 9 is also a contrast. Usually, worksheets vary the words. Let's assign yet here because it emphasizes the surprise that she is good at something she dislikes.

8. "Sam ate banana ______ apple."
* Sam ate two things. This is adding items together.
* The word is and.

9. "She went to the school, ______ she did not want to go."
* She performed an action, but her feeling was opposite to the action. This is a contrast.
* Since we used "yet" in #7, we can use but here. Or vice versa. Let's stick with but as the most common contrast word. Actually, looking back at #5, we used "but". Let's re-evaluate.
* Sentence 5: "I'm going to do homework... [contrast] ... might not finish." -> but
* Sentence 7: "Doesn't like football... [contrast] ... skilful." -> yet (shows surprise)
* Sentence 9: "Went to school... [contrast] ... didn't want to." -> but is fine, but yet is also good. Let's look at sentence 10.
* Sentence 10: "It is raining, ______ we will stay inside." -> Cause and effect. This is definitely so.
* Let's refine #5, #7, #9.
* #5: "I'm going to do my homework tonight, but I might not be able to finish all of it." (Standard contrast).
* #7: "Anna doesn't like football yet she is very skilful at it." (Surprising contrast).
* #9: "She went to the school, but she did not want to go." (Standard contrast). *Wait, if I use 'but' twice, is that okay? Yes, but let's see if 'yet' fits better in 9.* "She went to the school, yet she did not want to go." That sounds very literary. "But" is safer for #9. What about #5? "I'm going to do my homework tonight, yet I might not be able to finish all of it." Also possible.
* Let's look at the list again: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
* There are 10 sentences and 7 options. Some options will be used more than once.
* 1: And
* 2: For
* 3: And
* 4: Nor
* 5: But (Contrast)
* 6: Or
* 7: Yet (Stronger contrast/surprise)
* 8: And
* 9: But (Contrast) - *Actually, "but" is the most natural fit here.*
* 10: So (Result)

* Let's double check #2. "Everyone thought Ben was good at math, for he always got full marks..." Yes, "for" means "because".
* Let's double check #4. "I don't want..., nor do I want..." Yes, standard negative correlation.

* So the distribution is:
* And: 1, 3, 8
* For: 2
* Nor: 4
* But: 5, 9
* Or: 6
* Yet: 7
* So: 10

This seems like a solid, logical distribution using all the words provided in the header.

Final Answer:
1. and
2. for
3. and
4. nor
5. but
6. or
7. yet
8. and
9. but
10. so

Example Sentences:
(You can write any two sentences using these words. Here are two examples:)
1. I wanted to play outside, but it started to rain.
2. She studied hard, so she passed the test.