Conjunction Match-Up Worksheet for 3rd Grade

About this worksheet

Eight sentence beginnings down the left, each stopping right after its conjunction: We wore our coats because. Ben ran fast, but. We can play outside if. Eight endings sit down the right, and the child draws a line to join each pair.

Every conjunction points somewhere different. Because is followed by a reason, but by something unexpected, so by a result, if by a condition. A child who reads Ben ran fast, but and expects a surprise will reach for he did not win, which is exactly the thinking conjunctions are meant to build.

There is no writing at all, so it works well as a warm-up, and once most pairs are joined the last few can be solved by checking what is left.

What students will practice

• Use a conjunction to predict how a sentence will finish
• Match because, but, so, when, if and before to their meaning
• Read whole sentences to check they make sense

Details

Grade level

Grade 3

Subject

Reading · Grammar

Standard

CCSS L.3.1.h

Pages

1

Format

PDF · US Letter and A4 included

License

Free for classroom use · Attribution appreciated

Last updated

September 13, 2026