Date _______________________

Name __________________________
The Conjunction

I.
Put in if or when.
1. The dog always runs to the door ______ the bell rings.
2. Ill go on holiday next summer ______ I have time.
3. ______ their parents are out, the children get up to all sorts of nonsense.
4. The driver stopped immediately ______ he saw the child.
5. ______ I pass my exam, my father will buy me a car.
6. Youd know the story ______ youd read todays paper.
7. What would you do ______ you found 1000 dollars?
8. Mother always turns on the radio ______ she does the washing up.
9. Youll miss the train ______ you dont hurry.
10. You can see the Tower ______ you are standing on the Monument.
II.
Put in during, while or whereas.
1. __________ our stay in England the weather was fine.
2. __________ dinner we talked about our plans dot the next day.
3. __________ we were having dinner we watched TV.
4. __________ we were in Italy we visited some friends.
5. __________ the last year we had a lot of work.
6. My brother spent his holiday in Spain __________ I went to Spain.
7. __________ we were on the beach we played some games.
8. I had to work overtime, __________ my colleagues were on holiday.
9. __________ the last week we wrote three class tests.
10. __________ she was preapring dinner, the telephone rang.
11. __________ the lesson Peter didnt listen.
12. __________ the teacher was explaining the text, some of the students were not listening.
13. There may be occasional showers __________ the day.
14. __________ the examination I didnt feel nervous.
15. Several important letter came __________ we were in England.
III.
Put in because, since, as, for.
1. He couldnt come to the party, __________ he was ill.
2. __________ his mother was in hospital, he had to look after himself.
3. __________ nobody had told him, he didnt know.
4. He got some extra homework __________ he had forgotten his exercise book.
5. __________ Sally is not a good student, she couldnt take part in the competition.
6. __________ my little brother is ill, I have to stay at home.
7. __________ he had lost his purse, I lent him some money.
8. He cant buy the book, __________ he hasnt got any pocket money left.
9. Simon got the job __________ he has very good reports.
10. Im very hungry, __________ I havent had my dinner yet.
11. Sam lost his job __________ he hadnt done his work properly.
12. __________ she doesnt understand German, we had to translate everything.
13. __________ I didnt sleep very well last night. Im very tired today.
14. __________ we had missed the last train, we had to take a taxi.
15. __________ English pubs close very early, we came home quite early.

16. Im sorry, I cant come, __________ I have to see the doctor.

17. We didnt go to the seaside, __________ it was raining.
18. __________ Sheila is very lazy, shell never be successful.
19. On Sunday we stayed in all day __________ the weather was terrible.
20. Harry was elected chairman __________ he is such a good speaker.
IV.
Form short sentences with the persons in brackets.
1. My father can speak Italian. (I)
__________________________
2. Sally is a very good student. (her brother)
__________________________
3. My mother cooks well. (I)
__________________________
4. The Millers will come to the meeting. (the Meyers)
__________________________
5. Edith doesnt go out very often. (her sisters)
__________________________
6. Judith cant stand stupid persons. (I)
__________________________
7. He likes science fiction stories. (I)
__________________________
8. My sister hasnt got a driving-licence. (my brother)
__________________________
9. Simon hadnt got his homework. (I)
__________________________
10. I dont watch TV very often. (he)
__________________________
11. Billy must go home now. (Peter)
__________________________
12. I dont like him. (I)
__________________________
13. Petra can speak English. (Susan)
__________________________
14. I can write English letters. (my friends)
__________________________
15. Michael enjoys sailing. (Carmen)
__________________________
V.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Put in like, as, how.

Mary dances ______ a queen.
______ did you find the correct answer?
Sally is a member of the school choir, but she sings ______ a professional singer.
Sam sometimes behaves ______ a boy.
______ did the thief get into the house?
My car is ______ fast ______ yours.
My sister works ______ a secretary at Simon and Co.
Mr Harris speaks German ______ a German but hes English.
Men ______ Einstein are rare.

10. He did it ______ his uncle had done it.

11. ______ do you do?
12. The old warehouses are used ______ flats now.
13. She looks ______ her sister.
14. When he came back from the playing-ground, he was so dirty, he looked ______ a chimney sweeper.
15. You should try to see yourself ______ others see you.
16. The exercise isnt ______ easy ______ you think.
17. The little child followed me ______ a dog.
18. My father is a clerk, but he can repair things ______ a carpenter.
19. Now we have the same problem ______ we had before.
20. Little Billy sometimes speaks ______ an adult.

VI.
Check the correct answer.
You can come to the meeting ______ you don't say anything.
so that
as long as
while
until
as if

I'm not leaving ______ I get an apology from you.

so that
as long as
while
until
as if

I came her ______ you could give me an explanation.

so that
as long as
while
until
as if

Bob is very tall ______ Bill is very short.

so that
as long as
while
until
as if

You look ______ you've seen a ghost.

so that
as long as
while
until

as if
6

I refuse to pay anything ______ you do the work properly.

so that
as long as
while
until
as if

I'm going shopping for food this evening ______ I don't have to go at the weekend.
so that
as long as
while
until
as if

You look ______ you haven't eaten for a week.

so that
as long as
while
until
as if

I came early ______ I could talk to you privately.

so that
as long as
while
until
as if

10 ______ I don't think she's perfect for the job, she's certainly better qualified than
Steve.
so that
as long as
while
until
as if
11. I don't mind if you go out for lunch ______ you're back for the meeting at two.
so that
as long as
while
until
as if
12 Are you OK? You look ______ you have a problem.
so that
as long as

while
until
as if
13 ______ the job is very interesting, it's also very badly paid.
so that
as long as
while
until
as if
14 We'll go to the mountains on Saturday ______ it doesn't rain.
so that
as long as
while
until
as if
15 The winters here are very cold ______ the summers are very hot.
so that
as long as
while
until
as if
16 You can write the report when you want ______ it's ready by the end of the month.
so that
as long as
while
until
as if
17 It looks ______ the government has got a lot of problems.
so that
as long as
while
until
as if
18 I want Mary to be in charge ______ I get back from holiday.
so that
as long as
while
until
as if
19 ______ I don't approve of what you did, I'm not going to punish you for it.

so that
as long as
while
until
as if
20 I'm learning English ______ I can get a better job.
so that
as long as
while
until
as if
VII. Circle the correct answer.
1. Id love to stay so/ and/ but I have to catch my bus.
2. His hot chocolate was too hot so/ and/ but he put some cold milk in it.
3. Or/ Although/ Because we had an umbrella, we got extremely wet.
4. I only passed my exam because/ but/ although you helped me.
5. They were hungry but/ because/ so they made sandwiches.
6. We can go to the pool and/ so/ although we can go horse riding, whichever you prefer.
7. She didnt want him to see her and/ so/ although she hid behind a plant.
8. Hes in the town centre so/ because/ but he wants to look for shoes.