Conjunctions exercise

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate conjunction.

1. Four ………………… four make eight.

2. He will not come ………………….. it rains.

3. …………………… you run, you will not overtake him.

4. ………………….. I return, stay where you are.

5. He was punished …………………. he was guilty.

6. There is no doubt ………………….. the earth is round.

7. I wonder …………………… he will come.

8. He lost his balance …………………. fell off the bicycle.

9. He deserves to win, ………………….. he works hard.

10. I hear ……………………. your brother is in the US.

11. They had left …………………….. we returned.

12. He stayed at home …………………….. he was ill.

Answers

1. Four and four make eight.

2. He will not come if it rains.

3. Unless you run, you will not overtake him.

4. Till / until I return, stay where you are.

5. He was punished as / because he was guilty.

6. There is no doubt that the earth is round.

7. I wonder whether / if he will come.

8. He lost his balance and fell off the bicycle.

9. He deserves to win, for he works hard.

10. I hear that your brother is in the US.

11. They had left before we returned.

12. He stayed at home because he was ill.