Use Frequently Occurring Conjunctions: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.G - Common Core: 1st Grade English Language Arts

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Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.

The grass is tall __________ green.

Answer

Conjunctions put words and sentences together.

"And" connects words that go together. "Tall" and "green" both go together when describing grass, so "and" is the correct conjunction.

"But" connects words that are opposite or different.

"Or" connects choices.

"So" connects something that happened because of something else.

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Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.

The dog is both brown _________ black.

Answer

Conjunctions put words and sentences together.

"And" connects words that go together.

"But" connects words that are opposite or different.

"Or" connects choices.

"So" connects something that happened because of something else.

Black and brown go together to tell us what color the dog is. So "and" is the correct answer.

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Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.

The apple is red _______ round.

Answer

Conjunctions put words and sentences together.

"And" connects words that go together.

"But" connects words that are opposite or different.

"Or" connects choices.

"So" connects something that happened because of something else.

Red and round go together to tell us about the apple. So "and" is the correct answer.

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Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.

The car is both small ___________ red.

Answer

Conjunctions put words and sentences together.

"And" connects words that go together.

"But" connects words that are opposite or different.

"Or" connects choices.

"So" connects something that happened because of something else.

Small and red go together to tell us about the car. So "and" is the correct answer.

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Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.

You can have either apples _______ pears?

Answer

Conjunctions put words and sentences together.

"And" connects words that go together.

"But" connects words that are opposite or different.

"Or" connects choices.

"So" connects something that happened because of something else.

"Either" tells us it's a choice. "Or" is the correct answer.

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Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.

We can drink either milk _______ water.

Answer

Conjunctions put words and sentences together.

"And" connects words that go together.

"But" connects words that are opposite or different.

"Or" connects choices.

"So" connects something that happened because of something else.

"Either" tells us it's a choice. "Or" is the correct answer.

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Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.

He wants to eat candy, _______ his mom won't let him.

Answer

Conjunctions put words and sentences together.

"And" connects words that go together.

"But" connects words that are opposite or different.

"Or" connects choices.

"So" connects something that happened because of something else.

This sentence is an opposite. He wants to eat candy, but his mom won't let him.

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Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.

I want to watch TV, _________ my mom said I had to read instead.

Answer

Conjunctions put words and sentences together.

"And" connects words that go together.

"But" connects words that are opposite or different.

"Or" connects choices.

"So" connects something that happened because of something else.

This sentence is an opposite. I want to watch TV, but my mom said I had to read instead.

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Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.

Today is my birthday, ___________ my sister baked me a cake.

Answer

Conjunctions put words and sentences together.

"And" connects words that go together.

"But" connects words that are opposite or different.

"Or" connects choices.

"So" connects something that happened because of something else.

Because it's my birthday, my sister is making a cake. "So" is the correct answer.

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Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.

On Fridays we have pizza. It's Friday, ________ we are eating pizza.

Answer

Conjunctions put words and sentences together.

"And" connects words that go together.

"But" connects words that are opposite or different.

"Or" connects choices.

"So" connects something that happened because of something else.

Because it's Friday we are having pizza. "So" is the correct answer.

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Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.

We score the most points, ______ we won the game.

Answer

Conjunctions put words and sentences together.

"And" connects words that go together.

"But" connects words that are opposite or different.

"Or" connects choices.

"So" connects something that happened because of something else.

Because they had the most points, they wont the game. "So" is the correct answer.

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