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Connectives

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She said she might come _______ Saturday _______ Sunday.

a)

neither…nor

b)

either…or

c)

too…to

d)

so…that

2.

Anna is talented at music _______ art.

a)

as well as

b)

also

c)

moreover

d)

either

3.

He was lazy. _______ of it,he didn't pass the exam.

a)

as a result

b)

so

c)

in spite

d)

despite

4.

Pollution will remain a global problem for a long time _______ much has been done to solve it.

a)

since

b)

however

c)

though

d)

if

5.

You can move the cursor either by using the mouse ___ by using the arrow keys on the keyboard.

a)

and

b)

or

c)

so

d)

but

6.

Patients were discharged from hospital ___ the beds were needed by other people.

a)

so

b)

however

c)

moreover

d)

because

7.

Carl's starting college in September. ___, he's travelling around Europe.

a)

First

b)

However

c)

Therefore

d)

Meanwhile

8.

We were unable to get funding. ___, we had to abandon the project.

a)

Therefore

b)

Moreover

c)

However

d)

Meanwhile

9.

Students are not allowed to handle these chemicals ___ they are under the supervision of a teacher.

a)

unless

b)

so

c)

because

d)

and

10.

___ people throw rubbish into the sea, sea creatures are harmed.

a)

Although

b)

Therefore

c)

Since

d)

Before

11.

The whole report is badly written. ___, it's inaccurate.

a)

Moreover

b)

Although

c)

However

d)

Since

12.

___ my mother dies not like seafood, she cooks prawns and crabs for us.

a)

Furthermore

b)

In addition

c)

Although

d)

Since

13.

The house is beautiful. ___, it's in a great location.

a)

Although

b)

However

c)

Furthermore

d)

Since

14.

I like to drink tea ____ coffee

a)

but

b)

and

c)

also

15.

I like to drink coffee ____ not orange juice.

a)

and

b)

but

c)

also

16.

He was rude to me. _______, I will not speak to him.

a)

because

b)

before

c)

Therefore

17.

My sister was reading ___ I was watching the television.

a)

when

b)

while

c)

so

18.

It was sunny. _____, it was still a bit cold.

a)

So

b)

However

c)

Therefore

19.

You will miss the bus _____ you hurry.*

a)

unless

b)

if

c)

until

20.

Alex worked hard ............. he wanted to top the list.

a)

because

b)

althouth

c)

in spite of

d)

because of

21.

He worked honestly ............. , he didn't get paid.

a)

although

b)

therefore

c)

however

d)

because

22.

They lost the game ............. everyone played well.

a)

because

b)

eventhough

c)

however

d)

despite

23.

You are not going out ............. you have finished this.

a)

until

b)

since

c)

however

d)

in other to

24.

We rely so much on smart phone as it's useful. ……, it also makes us too dependent on it.

a)

While

b)

On the other hand

c)

Therefore

d)

Even though

25.

I love baking cookies ___________ nobody wants to eat them!

a)

because

b)

or

c)

so

d)

but

26.

The accident happened ___________ the driver was talking on his mobile phone while driving.

a)

but

b)

and

c)

because

d)

so

27.

Spiders have eight legs __________ they can spin webs.

a)

and

b)

but

c)

so

d)

or

28.

Jellyfish are beautiful creatures _________ they are poisonous.

a)

and

b)

but

c)

or

d)

so

29.

She kept training --------- being exhausted

a)

although

b)

despite

c)

whereas

30.

Jack records ________________Ms. Chan teaches in class.

a)

However

b)

Whichever

c)

wherever

d)

Whatever

31.

Come to me _______________ you have a problem.

a)

Whenever

b)

Whatever

c)

Whichever

d)

However

32.

She plays her mobile phone _____________ she has free time.

a)

Wherever

b)

Whatever

c)

Whoever

d)

Whenever

33.

"She greeted me like an old friend, ______ we hardly knew each other."

a)

though

b)

because

c)

since

34.

Take a taxi right now ... you can get to the meeting on time.

The correct connectives to join the sentences is ...

a)

so that

b)

provided that

c)

rather than

d)

whether

35.

I am very tired ... I have been working all day.

The correct connectives to join the sentences is ...

a)

so

b)

because

c)

therefore

d)

although