TEACHER’S NOTES
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Conjunctions Gamble
Activity Type Introduction
Vocabulary Game: In this conjunctions game, students complete sentences with
matching, sentence a conjunction and suitable ending and then place bets on their
completion, betting answers.
Procedure
Focus
Conjunctions: and, but, Give each student a copy of the worksheet.
so, or, and because
To begin, students complete 20 sentences with a conjunction and
suitable ending, writing their answers in the appropriate columns.
Aim
Next, students place bets on their answers depending on how
To practice the
confident they are about each one, five being very confident and
conjunctions and, but,
one being not at all confident.
so, or, and because.
After that, go through the sentences with the class by eliciting
each answer from a different student.
Preparation
Make one copy of the Answer key
worksheet for each
student. 1. because, d 11. or, m
2. and, t 12. so, h
3. so, f 13. because, r
Level 4. but, p 14. and, j
5. but, e 15. or, l
Pre-intermediate (A2)
6. because, o 16. but, c
7. or, s 17. so, q
Time 8. so, a 18. or, i
9. and, k 19. and, g
30 minutes 10. but, n 20. because, b
If students guessed the correct conjunction and ending, they
write the number of points they bet in the 'win' column.
If students guessed incorrectly, they write it in the 'lose' column.
Afterwards, students add up their points and subtract the amount
lost from the amount won to give a grand total.
The student with the most points is the winner.
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CONJUNCTIONS
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Conjunctions Gamble
Complete each sentence with a conjunction and suitable ending below. Then, place a
bet (1 to 5) on how confident you are about each answer.
and but because or so
a. I mopped it. f. I didn't go to work. k. then he dried it. p. I hate bananas.
b. it was messy. g. said 'Hello'. l. at the back? q. I had tea instead.
c. there was no snow. h. I couldn't call you. m. shall we walk? r. I was cold.
d. it was his birthday. i. in the afternoon? n. she did not reply. s. in the garden?
e. I prefer baseball. j. broke my leg. o. it was raining. t. went inside.
Ending
Sentence Conjunction Bet Win Lose
(letter)
1. I baked him a cake...
2. I opened the door...
3. I was feeling ill,...
4. I love most fruit,...
5. My friends enjoy football,...
6. I was holding an umbrella...
7. Shall we sit inside...
8. The floor was dirty,...
9. Sam washed his plate,...
10. I sent Maria an email,...
11. Shall we catch a taxi,...
12. My phone was broken,...
13. I put on a jumper...
14. I fell off my bike...
15. Do you want to sit at the front...
16. We wanted to go skiing,...
17. There was no coffee,...
18. Is the class in the morning...
19. Mary picked up the phone...
20. I tidied my room...
Total:
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