Grade 6 Connectives

 

Use connectives to show the relationships between ideas. 

What are connectives?

Tier 3

Circle the connective in each sentence

1. Before the bus left, our teacher called the roll.

2. The bus stopped outside the Town Hall after we all got out.

3. We stayed at the Town Hall until it was time for lunch.

4. After we visited the Town Hall, we ate our picnic in the park.

Tier 2

Fill in the blanks with the correct connective from the list

After, when, while, before, until

1. Some of us bought ice cream _____ we ate our picnic in the park.

2. _____ we were in the park, some of us played football.

3. We put all our garbage in the bin ____ we left the park.

4. We did not get home _____ it was dark.

Tier 1

Read the following sentences and tick whether each contains an error or not. If there is an error write the corrected sentence.

Sentences	Correct	Incorrect	Corrected sentence
Although I forgot to bring my best work, Miss Smith didn't punish me.
They did not want others to hear them, but they spoke softly.
He did not earn enough money. Therefore, his wife decided to get a job.
We rely so much on smart phone as it's useful. But it also makes us too dependent on it.
I love reading. On the other hand, my sister hates it.