Question

Fill in the blank space in each sentence with and, but, so, or, because, therefore, however.
1. I haven’t got a car …………………I’ve got a motorbike.
2. They went to town …………………bought a lot of clothes.
3. Study harder …………………you will fail the coming exam.
4. Would you like some water …………………some fruit juice?
5. Polly’s watch was broken …………………she borrowed mine.
6. The air is polluted …………………there’s too much traffic.
7. She isn’t English. …………………, she speaks English perfectly.
8. The water in the river is polluted, …………………we can’t go swimming.

9. Melissa tried to read the book …………………she couldn’t understand it.
10. She’s working late next Friday …………………she can’t come to the party.
11. The road was under water. …………………the police closed it to traffic.
12. Someone switched the freezer off. …………………all the food was spoilt.
13. My family went to Africa …………………we wanted to study the wild animals.
14. I was hungry …………………didn’t eat on the plane. The food didn’t look appetizing.
15. We wanted to go to the beach; …………………, it started to rain …………………we stayed at home.

Answer 1

Fill in the blank space in each sentence with and, but, so, or, because, therefore, however.
1. I haven’t got a car ……but……I’ve got a motorbike.
2. They went to town ……and………bought a lot of clothes.
3. Study harder ……or………you will fail the coming exam.
4. Would you like some water ……or…………some fruit juice?
5. Polly’s watch was broken …so…………she borrowed mine.
6. The air is polluted ……because………there’s too much traffic.
7. She isn’t English. ……but………, she speaks English perfectly.
8. The water in the river is polluted, ………so………we can’t go swimming.

9. Melissa tried to read the book ………but……she couldn’t understand it.
10. She’s working late next Friday ………so……she can’t come to the party.
11. The road was under water. ……so……the police closed it to traffic.
12. Someone switched the freezer off. ……so………all the food was spoilt.
13. My family went to Africa ………because……we wanted to study the wild animals.
14. I was hungry ……but………didn’t eat on the plane. The food didn’t look appetizing.
15. We wanted to go to the beach; ………but………, it started to rain ……so………we stayed at home.