Fill in the blanks with an appropriate subordinating conjunction. This conjunctions worksheet is helpful for students of classes 7 and 8.

1. ……………………….. I was tired, I went to bed early. (As / If)

2. Even a friendly dog may bite, ……………………….. you tease it. (as / if)

3. ………………………. you are my friend, I will stand by you. (As / Though)

4. ……………………….. you are feeling cold, I will turn the heating on. (Unless / If)

5. I slept the whole afternoon ………………………… I had nothing else to do. (as / though)

6. She woke up screaming …………………………… she had had a nightmare. (though /as if / if)

7. She fainted ……………………….. she could finish the race. (before /while/as)

8. I will buy it ……………………….. the price isn’t too high. (if / though)

9. The onlookers watched with horror ………………………….. the car crashed into a wall. (as / if / though)

10. …………………………. they rehearsed well, they could not deliver a splendid performance. (If / As / Though)

Answers

1. As I was tired, I went to bed early.

2. Even a friendly dog may bite, if you tease it.

3. As you are my friend, I will stand by you.

4. If you are feeling cold, I will turn the heating on.

5. I slept the whole afternoon as I had nothing else to do.

6. She woke up screaming as if she had had a nightmare.

7. She fainted before she could finish the race.

8. I will buy it if the price isn’t too high.

9. The onlookers watched with horror as the car crashed into a wall.

10. Though they rehearsed well, they could not deliver a splendid performance.