Connectives
Circle the most suitable connective to complete the sentence below.
Sam was still confused _____________ having help from the teacher.
however
because
despite
yet
It was a mess in the living room _______________ they had a party the night before.
however
because
despite
yet
He had a great day_________________ it was tiring.
because
although
whereas
then
Sophie stayed at home _______________ Jane went to the shops.
also
despite
while
if
The team lost the game,______________ ,they were still in good spirits.
however
because
and
when
Write a connective from the boxes in each space to complete the sentences.
Use each word once.
because
but
also
The road was slippery _____________ of the ice. Not only did it make people late for
work, it _____________ caused several crashes _______________ luckily nobody
was hurt.
Write a connective from the boxes in each space to complete the sentences.
Use each word once.
however
despite
and
Holly went to the shop ___________ the wind _____________ rain.
_______________ when she arrived, it was closed.
Write a connective from the boxes in each space to complete the sentences.
Use each word once.
and
as
but
The policeman rushed to the scene _______________ unfortunately the burglars
had got away. It was surprising ____________ the owners had set their alarm
_________ had only popped to the shop quickly.
Write a connective from the boxes in each space to complete the sentences.
Use each word once.
so
although
however
Peter had not done as well as expected ____________ he had tried his best. Millie,
______________, did better than she thought _______________ she couldn’t wait
to tell her parents.
Circle the connective in the sentence below.
Although it seemed like a good idea, the end result was disastrous.
.
The vase is broken because I dropped it.
I read to Dad while he was cooking a roast dinner.
Because the car broke down, we had to call a taxi.
We went to visit our aunt but she was not in.
Tick one word to complete the sentence below.
Harry and Bobby watched a film ______________ their parents ate dinner.
Tick one.
while
which
between
during
Tick one word to complete the sentence below.
Gemma likes gymnastics _____________________ prefers netball.
Tick one.
during
so
but
also
Tick one word to complete the sentence below.
Gavin played on his laptop ____________ he was tired.
Tick one.
while
although
between
however