And, but or so

Grade 3 Conjunctions Worksheet

Complete the text with and, but, or so.

The Picnic

Today was the day! Mary’s family were going on a picnic. Mother

prepared sandwiches __and__ drinks that father placed in a basket.

Everyone was ready, __________ they left the house. They walked

together to the park. Arrived at the perfect spot, dad unfolded a blanket

__________ mom set the basket down. Mary __________ her sister were

excited, __________ they kept jumping on the blanket until mom told them

to stop. Before long, everyone was sitting down, __________ mom was

opening the basket. She handed each one a sandwich __________ a

napkin. She looked for the drinks __________ could not find them. It

seems that dad had forgotten to pack them.

Thankfully, there was a fountain in the park

__________ everyone could drink some

water. After the picnic, they packed everything

__________ returned home. Everyone

laughed when they saw the four drinks still on

the counter.

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And, but or so
Grade 3 Conjunctions Worksheet

Complete the text with and, but, or so.

Grandma’s Rocking Chair

We were visiting my grandma when she told my dad that her rocking

chair was broken. Dad looked at it __but__ could not fix it there,

__________ we took it home with us. That night, dad asked me to help fix

grandma’s rocking chair. We brought it to the garage __________ dad set

it on the floor. He looked at it __________ asked me for a screwdriver. I

went to the toolbox __________ found several. I brought two back

__________ asked my dad if he wanted the red one __________ the blue

one. He took the red one. Then, he asked me to hold the chair steady

___________ he could replace a fallen screw. After that, dad thought he

was done, ___________ the

chair was still not working well. It turns out that the

missing screw had fallen in the rocking

mechanism ___________ was stopping the

chair from going. Dad got some pliers

__________ took it out. Now grandma’s

chair was fixed!

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Conjunctions: connecting words
Grade 3 Conjunctions Worksheet

Combine the two sentences using the Conjunctions link two words,
word in brackets. phrases or clauses.

1. The painters finished the living Linda likes to color. She likes
room. They finished the kitchen. to paint. (and)
(and)
Linda likes to color and paint.
__________________________

__________________________________

2. Leila plays with dolls. Leila plays with toy cars. (and)

_____________________________________________

3. You could finish your work. You could play outside. (or)

_______________________________________________________

4. Jenna likes hot chocolate. She does not like coffee. (but)

_______________________________________________________

5. The twins visited their grandparents. They went to a restaurant. (and)

_______________________________________________________

6. You can have the blue marker. You can have the red marker. (or)

_______________________________________________________

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Subordinating conjunctions
Grade 3 Conjunctions Worksheet

Complete the sentences with a conjunction from the word bank. Circle all
the commas.

Word bank:
although because before
if once since
unless whenever while

1. __Before__ you go to bed, brush your teeth.

2. Brush your teeth ___________ you go to bed.

3. It is cold outside ___________ it is already summer.

4. You do not need to help me ___________ you want to.

5. You can come to our house ___________ you are in the

neighborhood.

6. ___________ it is late, you can have a glass of milk.

7. Set the table ___________ I make supper.

8. I will wash the dishes ___________ you finish your plate.

9. ___________ you start working on your homework, I will come and

help you.

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Subordinating conjunctions
Grade 3 Conjunctions Worksheet

Complete the sentences with a conjunction from the word bank. Circle all
the commas.

Word bank:
after because before
even though once since
until when while

1. We need to cut the apples __before__ we make the pie.

2. ___________ we make the pie, we need to cut the apples.

3. ___________ you are ready, we should go.

4. She watched the scary movie ___________ she was scared.

5. We missed the first part of the movie ___________ we were late.

6. ___________ the grass is cut, we can play croquet.

7. You should drink your tea ___________ the water is hot.

8. ___________ you are the boss, you can listen to people.

9. It has to get very cold ___________ the pond freezes.

10. ___________ the pond freezes, it has to get very cold.

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Coordinating conjunctions
Grade 4 Conjunctions Worksheet
Two sentences can be
combined by adding a
Combine two sentences by using a comma comma and a coordinating
and a conjunction. conjunction such as and,
but, or, so, and yet.
1. The game was very easy. No one won.
___________________________________________________________
2. We studied a lot for the test. We still failed.
___________________________________________________________
3. My mom works at a school. She takes me with her in the mornings.
___________________________________________________________
4. I have three brothers. Only one of them lives at my house.
___________________________________________________________
5. We love to pick fresh strawberries. We put them into delicious pies.
___________________________________________________________
6. My family is going to the beach. We can see the ocean.
___________________________________________________________
7. Andy can be a doctor. Andy can be a lawyer.
__________________________________________________
8. Baseball is a great sport. I am not good at it.
__________________________________________________
9. Tom is sick. He needs to go to the doctor.
__________________________________________________
10. My dad works in an office building. He has to take an elevator to the
fourteenth floor.

___________________________________________________________

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Coordinating conjunctions
Grade 4 Conjunctions Worksheet
Two sentences can be
combined by adding a
Combine two sentences by using a comma comma and a coordinating
and a conjunction. conjunction such as and,
but, or, so, and yet.
1. We can go to France. We can go to
Italy.
___________________________________________________________
2. We were invited to the party. We choose not to go.
___________________________________________________________
3. My parents work hard. We go on vacation every summer.
___________________________________________________________
4. The lady was late to work. Her boss was angry.
___________________________________________________________
5. Ron travels to Florida. He loves to visit Orlando.
___________________________________________________________
6. We have no official homework. We still need to review our spelling
words.
___________________________________________________________
7. The door was closed. We were able to climb in through the window.
___________________________________________________________
8. The drinks were delicious. They were full of sugar.
___________________________________________________________
9. The team lost the game. They were not sad at all.
______________________________________________
10. I want to be a teacher. I want to teach math.
______________________________________________

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Story words
Grade 4 Vocabulary Worksheet

Complete the stories by filling in the missing words.

catalog silverware decorations fortune enjoyable application

purchase enhance total contribute composition knowledge

My sister loves to look at home and imagine how she will style her own

home someday. Every time we get a , she looks through it and cuts out

pictures of furniture, paintings, and even kitchen she could

for her own house. She finds it very !

Whenever we go to the local home goods store, my sister will buy more decorations. In

, she has spent a , but she still wants more decorations!

Our mom suggested she fill out an to work at that store, so that

her pay will help to her decorating funds. She could also gain a lot

of on decorating through working there.

My sister got the job, and now she spends even more money on decorations. She says

she is trying to use the correct of materials to the look

of her room. That sounds fancy, but I don’t know. I think her room looks pretty good

already.

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Relative adverbs
Grade 4 Adverbs Worksheet

Relative adverbs include:

Fill in the blank with the correct relative when, where, why, how,
adverb. whatever, whenever
wherever.
The First Day of School

Johnny wondered how he would survive the first day of school.

He was nervous _____________ the bus pulled up at his house. He wasn’t

sure _____________ his classroom was. _____________he got to school,

he found his new teacher. She said he could sit _____________ he

wanted. She told the class, “_____________you get thirsty, you can get a

drink from the fountain. _____________ you get hungry, you can eat

_____________ snack you’d like.” Johnny wasn’t sure _____________ he

had been so nervous. The first day was much better than what he had

imagined.

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Relative adverbs
Grade 4 Adverbs Worksheet

Relative adverbs include:

Fill in the blank with the correct relative when, where, why, how,
adverb. whatever, whenever
wherever.
Summer Vacation

I asked my mom where we were going on vacation. She told

me we could go _____________ I’d like. _____________ we go, I’m not

sure what we will do. My mom said we could do _____________ I choose.

I don’t understand _____________ she is letting me decide everything.

_____________ will I choose? _____________ my mom chooses our

vacation, we go to the beach. I don’t know she likes the beach so

much. It’s so hot!

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Subordinating conjunctions
Grade 4 Conjunctions Worksheet

Combine each pair of sentences using a conjunction from the word bank.

Conjunctions:
wherever unless though whenever once even though
as until since when if because

1. The cop gave my dad a ticket. He was driving too fast.

________________________________________________________________
2. I cannot drive. I am sixteen years old.
________________________________________________________________
3. My brother will be allowed to stay home. He will have finished his classes at
school.
________________________________________________________________
4. We are getting the house ready. We will be selling it soon.
________________________________________________________________
5. He failed the test. He studied all week.
________________________________________________________________
6. The principal will buy our class donuts. We do well on our tests.
________________________________________________________________
7. My family will go on vacation. My dad has to work during spring break.
_______________________________________________________
8. He eats a pizza for breakfast. He is always hungry.
_______________________________________________________
9. We leave early. We don’t leave before dawn.
_______________________________________________________
10. We can go. You want to go.
________________________________________________________

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Where, why and when
Grade 4 Adverbs Worksheet

Where expresses a place.

Fill in the blank with the correct word:
where, why, or when. Why expresses a reason.

1. Do you know where the When expresses a time.

pencils are in the classroom?

2. _____________ are we learning chemistry in the fourth grade?

3. She will go to the store _____________ she is on her way to work.

4. I asked my dad _____________ we are going to visit grandma.

5. This is the place _____________ we first met.

6. _____________ did you live when you were five years old?

7. I never knew _____________ he was so mad at me.

8. _____________ does the next train leave the station?

9. I used to play soccer _____________ I was little.

10. My mom works in an office _____________ Jaden’s mom also works.

11. _____________ didn’t you wear a coat today in the snow?

12. I wonder _____________ I left my coffee mug.

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Where, why and when
Grade 4 Adverbs Worksheet

Where expresses a place.

Fill in the blank with the correct word:
where, why, or when. Why expresses a reason.

1. Did you see where the truck When expresses a time.

went?

2. _____________ is Toby going on vacation?

3. Meredith wonders _____________ she will need to get a haircut.

4. He has no idea _____________ he is driving.

5. _____________ is the party this Friday night?

6. She didn’t understand _____________ her car wouldn’t start.

7. _____________ is your birthday?

8. Let’s meet _____________ we are done with our homework.

9. I saw the man standing _____________ we had parked our bikes.

10. I wonder _____________ we didn’t pack any food for the picnic.

11. This is not the place_____________ I go to school.

12. _____________ does the girl ride a horse to her grandma’s house?

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