Conjunctions for Time and Cause

Year 3 EnglishGrammar and Punctuation3 pages

About this worksheet

Class 3's school trip to a ruined castle is the story behind this three-page Year 3 grammar sheet. Pupils fill ten gaps in the story with conjunctions of time and cause from a twelve-word bank, so two words stay unused. Mr Tucker counts everyone twice at the coach, and Sam peers into a deep, echoing well. Two Your Turn questions ask for sentences with because and after. The answer key lists every gap, names the two unused words and gives model sentences. It covers three England National Curriculum grammar objectives.

Page 1 of 3

When this preview is focused, use the left and right arrow keys to move between pages.

Curriculum objectives covered

Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation

โ€œUsing conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions to express time and causeโ€

The ten story gaps use because, so and since for cause, and before, while, when, until, after, as and once for time.

Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation

โ€œLearning the grammar for years 3 and 4 in English Appendix 2โ€

The story gaps and the two Your Turn sentences all practise joining two clauses with a conjunction.

Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation

โ€œUse and understand the grammatical terminology in English Appendix 2 accurately and appropriately when discussing their writing and reading.โ€

The instructions and questions 1 and 2 call each word a conjunction of time or cause, so pupils use the terms as they work.

What's inside this worksheet

A Trip to the Ruins: Linking Ideas

A three-paragraph story with ten gaps. The word bank includes until, although, while, once and since.

Your Turn

Pupils write a sentence with because about their favourite lesson, and one with after about the end of the school day.

Answer Key

The ten answers in order, from because to once, with although and but named as the unused words.

How teachers use it

Read it first

Read the story aloud with the gaps before pupils start, so they hear where a word is missing.

Distractor talk

The two spare words make pupils check each choice. Afterwards, ask why although does not fit any gap.

Recount link

Use the Your Turn questions as a quick write before pupils write a recount of a real school trip.

More Year 3 English worksheets

Get started today

Create your own lesson plans, worksheets, and classroom activities in minutes using our AI-powered tools.

Try Chalkie for free