Global Indian International School, Dubai

Grade 2 English – Conjunctions

What is a conjunction?

Examples of Conjunctions
‘And’ joins the similar ideas together.
‘But’ joins to opposite ideas together.
‘Because’ gives you the reason why something happened.
‘Or’-Or is used to express choices.
‘So’ is used to show result.
Define: Conjunctions are the words that are used to link words and sentences.

Examples-

 Joseph ate a hot dog and french fries.

 He wanted to buy a game but he didn’t have money.

 Ram went home because he was tired of playing.

 Who’s taller? Michael or Tom?

 My room was very messy so I cleaned it up.

Q.1 Write the missing conjunctions in the given sentences:
1. Mrs. Taylor is tall _______________ slim.
2. She missed her test ____________ she was ill.
3. Learning geography is hard ___________ interesting.
4. I am learning French ____________ I love the language!
5. We visited lots of castles __________ palaces in England.
6. They were tired ____they went to bed early.
7. Will you go for the party __________ you will stay home?

Q.2 Join the given sentences with appropriate conjunction:

1. The team worked hard. The team won the game.
2. The class was obedient. The class was able to go on a field trip.
3. I looked beneath my bed. I could not find my shoes.
4. David is good at football. David does not like to play football.
5. She has lots of friends. She is a friendly girl.

Q.3 Use the given pictures to make up five sentences using conjunctions.