Underline the correct item

1. These tools are for/ to mending my car

2. She went shopping not to/ so as not to be short of food

3. He took a sandwich so that/ in case he got hungry

4. I'll give you my phone number in order that/ in case you need any information

5. He speaks French so that/ in case they can understand him

6. She worked hard so that/ for she could go to university

7. She is saving money to/ so that she can go on holiday

8. Shall we book a table if/ in case the restaurant is busy ?

9. My mother gives me piano lessons so that/ in case I can become a musician

10. I'll take my gloves so that/ in case my hands get cold

11. My father works hard not to/ in order not to lose his job

12. They caught a taxi to/ so that go to the station

13. I'll give you my address in case/ so that you want to write to me

Match the parts of the sentences and put the verbs into the correct tense

1. He bought a car

2. We'll leave

3. The doorbell rang

4. The phone had stopped ringing

5. She was watching the baby

6. We'll do our Christmas shopping

7. He'll watch TV

A. while she ........... (have) a bath

B. after he ........... (do) his homework

C. as it .......... (sleep) peacefully

D. as soon as we .......... (be paid)

E. by the time I ......... (reach) it

F. after he .......... (pass) his driving test

G. as soon as the baby sister ........... (arrive)

Multiple choices

1. We keep our bread in the fridge, ........ it doesn't go bad

A. since B. so that C. although D. after

2. The five-cent coin looks very Canadian, ........ it has a picture of a beaver on it

A. sice B. so that C. though D. before

3. .......... Volkswagen cars are cheap, they last a long time

A. because B. in order that C. although D. after

4. You should give the iron time to heat up .......... you iron your clothes

A. because B. so that C. before D. until

5. You need proper shoes to go hiking in the mountains, ......... the ground is rough and hard

A. because B. so that C. enven though D. before

6. Hockey players wear lots of protective clothing ......... they don't get hurt

A. because B. in order that C. though D. after

7. You will have to pay higher insurance .......... you buy a sports car

A. if B. so that C. although D. before

8. You shouldn't drive .......... drinking alcohol

A. if B. in order that C. even though D. after

9. ........... dolphin lives in the sea, it is not a fish - it's a mammal

A. whether B. so that C. although D. after

10. You may get malaria .......... you are bitten by a mosquito

A. if B. so that C. though D. before

11. Murat decided to give up smoking ......... he had had a heart attack two times

A. in case B. although C. because D. even if

12. .......... she was walking along the garden, she found a very race flower

A. because B. provided that C. so that D. while

13. .......... my father woke up, he realised that he had forgotten to turn off the lights

A. when B. unless C. while D. enven though

14. .......... he behaves well, Mary will never talk to him

A. although B. unless C. if D. in the even that

15. ........... my best friend Hasan is five years older than me, he looks every young

A. until B. when C. although D. because

Underline the correct item

1. Don't forget to lock up until/ before you go to bed

2. We can buy tickets when/ until we get on the boat

3. While/ After I was watching TV, the programme was interrupted

4. As/ After I was cooking, the oven exploded

5. Until/ By the time we got to the party, nearly every-one had left

6. You mustn't talk while/ until you are sitting an exam

7. We went into the lecture hall just as/ while the pro-fessor began speaking

8. He didn't get home until/ after 12 o'clock

Ex1: Complete these sentences by writing a conjunction (until, before, when, after) in each gap

1. .............. youngsters start work, they depend on their parents for money

2. .............. they have started earning money, young adults can still find it hard to afford fashionable clothes

3. Teenagers look forward to doing this ............... they have their own income

4. You cannot criticize ................. you have seen how hard it is to be original

Ex2: Underline the correct item

1. Although/ Despite the traffic, we made it to school on time

2. In spite of/ Although the fact that I didn't study, I passed the exam

3. I can't stand classical music, whereas/ in spite of my mother loves it

4. Tom loves playing football, while/ despite Paul prefers basketball

5. Although/ Despite Johnny eats fish, his brother won't touch it