For, and, nor... Spend some time getting coordinating conjunctions just right with your class. Included here are three exercises to practice using these seven connecting words correctly; each worksheet includes a fun image and plenty of opportunities to apply grammatical knowledge.

Concepts

conjunctions, fanboys, coordinating conjunctions, parts of speech

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the three exercises as homework assignments or warm-ups
• Invite learners to work with partners to complete the exercises (the first and third in particular would work as partner exercises)

Classroom Considerations

• Some of the mistakes in the first exercise are a bit tricky, and the third exercise is more challenging than it looks

Pros

• Requires pupils to not only identify misuse of coordinating conjunctions, but also to use them in original writing
• Includes three different exercises

Cons

• Answer key is not included

Common Core

L.4.1.a L.4.2.c L.5.1.a L.6.1.a L.7.1.a