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Joining Words with And

English · Grammar & Punctuation · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Where does the word and go when it joins two ideas?

    • Between the two ideas.
    • At the start of the first idea.
    • After the last word.

  2. Fill in the gap: I like milk ___ I like cookies.

    I like milkI like cookies
    • the
    • cat
    • and

  3. Which sentence uses and as a joining word?

    • I like cats and I like dogs.
    • Mia waves her hand.
    • The sand is warm.

  4. Pick the sentence that joins two ideas with and.

    • We played at the park.
    • We went to the park and we played.
    • We went to the park.

  5. What does and join in this sentence: The dog ran and jumped.

    • ran and jumped
    • dog and ran
    • the and dog

  6. How many ideas does and join in this sentence: Ben kicked the ball and Ben scored a goal.

    Ben kicked the ballandBen scored a goal

    Answer: ______________

  7. Which sentence correctly joins two clauses with and?

    • We ate lunch we went outside.
    • We ate lunch, went outside.
    • We ate lunch and we went outside.

  8. Which two short sentences were joined to make this one: We sang and we danced.

    • We danced. We sang.
    • We sing. We dance.
    • We sang. We danced.

  9. Zara wrote: I like apples and bananas and grapes. Ben says the list is wrong because and appears two times. Is Ben right?

    Circle one:   True   False

  10. Mia wrote: I like cake but I like ice cream. She likes both things. Which word should she use instead of but?

    • or
    • if
    • and
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Joining Words with And W1-mt_YXVQaufkKO-s1

  1. Between the two ideas. · And sits in the middle, between the two ideas it joins.
  2. and · And joins the two short sentences into one: I like milk and I like cookies.
  3. I like cats and I like dogs. · The joining word and stands on its own between two ideas. In hand and sand, the letters a n d are just part of a longer word.
  4. We went to the park and we played. · This sentence joins two ideas, going to the park and playing, with and.
  5. ran and jumped · And joins the two things the dog did: ran and jumped.
  6. 2 · And joins two ideas here: Ben kicked the ball, and Ben scored a goal.
  7. We ate lunch and we went outside. · And connects the two clauses smoothly: we ate lunch and we went outside.
  8. We sang. We danced. · Split the long sentence at and: We sang. We danced. The words and their order stay the same.
  9. False · And can join more than two things, so using it two times in a list is fine.
  10. and · Mia likes both things, so and is the right joining word: I like cake and I like ice cream.
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