Exercise 4: Choose the options that best fit the blanks.
1. The boys are playing games, .................... the girls are watching TV.
A. so B. nor C. and
2. I tried my best in the final test, .................... the result was not as good as I expected.
A. but B. so C. for
3. He lost the key, .................... he couldn’t get into the house.
A. yet B. or C. so
4. She loves comedies, .................... her husband is interested in action films.
A. for B. yet C. or
5. You must do well in the test, .................... you will not graduate.
A. so B. or C. for
6. Pop music is so popular, .................... the melody is simple and memorable.
A. for B. so C. and
7. I should practice more for the competition, .................... my health hasn’t been excellent recently.
A. and B. so C. but
8. You can go to the movies with me, .................... you can go to the concert alone.
A. and B. or C. so
Exercise 5: Fill in the blank space in each sentence with “and, but, so, or, because, therefore, however”.
1. Polly’s watch was broken .................... she borrowed mine.
2. My family went to Africa .................... we wanted to study the wild animals.
3. Melissa tried to read the book .................... she couldn’t understand it.
4. She isn’t English ...................., she speaks English perfectly.
5. They went to town .................... bought a lot of clothes.
6. The road was underwater. ...................., the police closed it to traffic.
7. I haven’t got a car .................... I’ve got a motorbike.
8. The air is polluted .................... there’s too much traffic.
9. Which color do you want - red, green, yellow .................... blue?
10. She’s working late next Friday .................... she can’t come to the party.
