A three-page Year 3 conjunctions sheet, with the answers on page 3. Pupils circle or underline the one conjunction in each of ten sentences and write it in a box. The sentences use because, until, when, so, before, after, while, if, although and but, one each. Task 2 gives the same ten words in a bank to sort into Time, Cause or Reason, and Other. It follows England National Curriculum grammar for Year 3.
Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation
“extending the range of sentences with more than one clause by using a wider range of conjunctions, including when, if, because, although”
Task 1 includes when, if, because and although, with six other conjunctions, and pupils pick out each one.
Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation
“using conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and cause”
Task 2 asks pupils to sort the ten words into time words and cause words, with a third box for those that are neither.
A table of ten sentences, from I wore my coat because it was cold to I wanted to paint a picture but I lost my brush, with a box beside each for the conjunction.
A word bank of the ten conjunctions and a sorting table with Time and Cause or Reason columns, plus a box labelled Other.
The ten conjunctions in order, then the sort: when, after, before, while and until for Time, because and so for Cause or Reason, and if, although and but for Other.
Whole-class warm-up
Read sentences 1 to 5 aloud and ask pupils to clap when they hear the conjunction. Then ask which word joins the two halves.
Sorting in pairs
Write the ten words on cards and let pairs sort them before they fill in the table. Expect a debate over so and if.
Follow-up writing
Ask pupils to write a new sentence for each word in the Other box.
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