This bright, appealing PDF grammar worksheet is an excellent way to practise and revise using coordinating conjunctions in Year 3.
This primary resource is divided into five sections:
- Understand
Complete these sentences.
- Challenge
Write 3 sentences to describe the library shown in the image, using a different coordinating conjunction in each one.
- Test
Circle the subordinating conjunctions in the example sentences, then pick which coordinating conjunction best completes each sentence.
- Explain
Using your own words, explain what a coordinating conjunction is.
- Apply
Write a short passage to explain what has happened in the image provided. Make sure you include at least 3 coordinating conjunctions to show that you can use them.
Activities include SATs style questions and opportunities for creative writing responses, with eye-catching images as prompts.
A coordinating conjunction is a conjunction that goes between, and links, words, phrases, clauses or sentences of equal importance.
Coordinating conjunction examples
- The walls were painted white and blue.
- My phone is either in my bag or on the table.
- I enjoy geography but not RE.
- I won’t eat chillies for they are too spicy for me.
- Stevie won’t drink milk, nor will he eat eggs.
- We cleared the table so we could play a board game.
- She doesn’t try very hard, yet she still does well.
Coordinating conjunction list
There are only seven coordinating conjunctions; they can be remembered using the acronym FANBOYS.
- And
- But
- For
- Nor
- Or
- So
- Yet
National Curriculum English programme of study links
Use coordinating conjunctions (eg ‘and’) to link two words or phrases together as an equal pair