Conjunctions worksheet for students to practice adding conjunctions to sentences.

Explanation:
We need to fill in each blank with the correct conjunction — a word that connects ideas in a sentence. Common conjunctions include: *and*, *but*, *or*, *so*, *because*, *when*, *after*, *before*, *while*, *although*, *since*, *until*, etc.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and choose the best conjunction based on meaning and grammar:

1. It started raining ___ we went inside.
→ The rain caused them to go inside. So we need a word showing cause or time. *When* fits well: “It started raining when we went inside” (though slightly odd — usually we’d say *as soon as* or *so*). But more naturally: “It started raining, so we went inside.” That shows cause → ✔ so

2. We went to the beach ___ got ice-cream.
→ Two actions happening one after the other, or together. *And* is simplest and correct: “We went to the beach and got ice-cream.” → ✔ and

3. The runners were tired ___ they still continued to run.
→ Contrast: tired, but kept going. Use *but*: “The runners were tired but they still continued…” → ✔ but

4. Lucy had to help wash the dishes ___ pack away the dishes.
→ Two tasks Lucy had to do. Use *and*: “help wash the dishes and pack away…” → ✔ and

5. The builders had not ___ started laying the bricks.
→ This looks like it's missing a word before “started”. The phrase is likely: *had not yet started*. “Yet” is an adverb, not a conjunction — but the instruction says “add conjunctions”. Hmm. Let’s double-check. Maybe it’s *had not before started*? No — that’s ungrammatical. Wait — perhaps it's a typo, and it should be: *The builders had not ______ started laying the bricks.* The only conjunction that fits here is yet, but again, *yet* is often treated as a coordinating conjunction in informal usage (especially in British English), though technically it's an adverb. However, in many school worksheets, *yet* is accepted for this kind of gap. Alternatively, could it be *until*? “had not until started” — no, that’s wrong. Better: “had not yet started” is standard. Since the worksheet says “conjunctions”, and common school lists sometimes include *yet*, we’ll go with yet. (Other possibility: maybe it's *before*, but “had not before started” is unnatural.) Let’s hold and check others.

6. Tim neither likes apples ___ pears.
→ Structure: *neither … nor*. So blank = nor → ✔ nor

7. The family went out ___ breakfast.
→ Likely *for* breakfast — but *for* is a preposition, not a conjunction. Hmm. Could it be *after*? “went out after breakfast” — makes sense. Or *before*? Both possible. But typical phrase: “went out for breakfast” is common, but again, *for* is not a conjunction. Let’s think: what conjunction fits? *To*? No. Maybe the intended answer is for, even if not strictly a conjunction — but the title says “Conjunctions”. Wait — maybe it's before? “The family went out before breakfast” — unusual (why go out before eating?). More natural: “The family went out after breakfast.” Yes — *after* is a subordinating conjunction. ✔ after

8. After school they ate their snack fast ___ they could go play.
→ Purpose: they ate fast *so that* they could play. Short form: so (meaning “so that”). “ate fast so they could go play” is correct and common. ✔ so

9. It was a warm ___ sunny day so they went for a swim.
→ Two adjectives describing “day”: warm and sunny. Join with and. ✔ and

10. Lilly helped her mum ___ dad paint the shed.
→ Helping two people: mum and dad. So: and → ✔ and

Now revisit #5:
“The builders had not ___ started laying the bricks.”
This is likely expecting yet — even though technically an adverb, many elementary worksheets accept *yet* as a conjunction here. Alternative: could it be *before*? “had not before started” is incorrect word order. Correct would be “had not started before…” — but blank is *before* the verb. So no. Only natural fit is yet.

Also check #7 again: “The family went out ___ breakfast.”
If it's *for*, it's preposition — but maybe the worksheet is loosely using “conjunction” to mean “joining word”. However, looking at all other answers, every blank expects a true conjunction. Let’s consider: could it be to have? No. Another idea: maybe it's before — “went out before breakfast” is possible (e.g., morning walk before eating). But “after breakfast” is more common. Still, both are subordinating conjunctions.

Wait — look at sentence 8: “ate their snack fast ___ they could go play” → we said so. That’s correct.

Let me verify standard answers for such worksheets (common Year 4/5 level):

1. so
2. and
3. but
4. and
5. yet
6. nor
7. for → but again, not a conjunction. Hmm. Perhaps the worksheet allows *for*? Or maybe it's after — let’s assume after is intended.

Actually, re-reading: “The family went out ___ breakfast.” In many similar worksheets, the answer is for — and teachers sometimes group prepositions and conjunctions loosely at early levels. But the title is strictly “Conjunctions”.

Let me search my knowledge: In UK primary curriculum, conjunctions taught include: *and, but, or, so, because, when, after, before, while, although, if, until, since, as, yet*. Yes — yet and after are included.

So #7: “went out after breakfast” → makes sense. We’ll use after.

#5: “had not yet started” — *yet* is listed as a conjunction in many school resources for this level.

Final list:
1. so
2. and
3. but
4. and
5. yet
6. nor
7. after
8. so
9. and
10. and

Double-check #10: “Lilly helped her mum ___ dad paint the shed.” → “mum and dad” — yes, and.

All good.

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