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Choosing the Right Conjunctions
Under the Sea...

Reading Level 2

Directions: Determine which conjunction best completes each sentence. Circle your response.

1. 	Lucy stared at the ocean ________ remembered her father.	

a)	as	b)	once	
c)	nor	d)	and	

2. 	Sandy put on her gear ________ the buzzer sounded in the Aqua Friends' headquarters.	

a)	than	b)	when	
c)	how	d)	that	

3. 	Sue caught the great white shark in her net ________ it lunged at her.	

a)	so that	b)	as much as	
c)	just as	d)	than	

4. 	Judy used her magic spyglass to see ________ the starfish went.	

a)	unless	b)	where	
c)	whenever	d)	yet	

5. 	Jon steered his skiff toward the shore ________ the tide was rising and the waves were crashing.	

a)	during	b)	or	
c)	whether	d)	because	

6. 	Sandy would have drowned in the ocean ________ the Sea People had not welcomed her to their kingdom.	

a)	how	b)	so	
c)	if	d)	that	

7. 	You cannot enter the Sea People's kingdom ________ you are invited.	

a)	unless	b)	for	
c)	ever since	d)	or	

8. 	Neither Jon ________ Robert caught any fish for the banquet .	

a)	or	b)	nor	
c)	and	d)	for	

9. 	The Sea People taught Lucy ________ to breathe underwater.	

a)	and	b)	because	
c)	although	d)	how	

10. 	Robert put on his wetsuit ________ loaded his speargun to prepare for his meeting with the Sea King.	

a)	yet	b)	once	
c)	and	d)	because	

11. 	Sue was a nurse and knew ________ the wounded walrus needed first-aid immediately.	

a)	but	b)	though	
c)	as	d)	that	

12. 	At first Judy didn't want to leave her ship with the Sea People ________ she had learned to trust them.	

a)	after	b)	but	
c)	that	d)	where	

13. 	Robert wanted to borrow Sue's submarine ________ he could explore the sea.	

a)	but	b)	yet	
c)	so	d)	and	

14. 	The Sea People loved their king ________ he didn't always return the love to his subjects.	

a)	even though	b)	nor	
c)	where	d)	how	

15. 	Either the Sea People will teach Jon to breathe underwater ________ he will drown.	

a)	or	b)	nor	
c)	for	d)	before	

16. 	Robert could run on the waves ________ he couldn't outrun his loneliness.	

a)	that	b)	yet	
c)	unless	d)	how	

17. 	Sue had to escape the throne room ________ King Tridon's minions returned.	

a)	that	b)	before	
c)	nor	d)	how	

18. 	You can find the Sea People's kingdom ________ the golden seaweed grows.	

a)	nor	b)	than	
c)	for	d)	where	

19. 	Jon would neither kneel before the notorious Sea King ________ would he wear a crown of his own.	

a)	or	b)	nor	
c)	since	d)	wherever	

20. 	Robert wore an armored wetsuit ________ he met with the Sea King.	

a)	that	b)	nor	
c)	whenever	d)	as much as	

21. 	________ Sue entered the kingdom of the Sea People, she was awed by their architecture.	

a)	And	b)	If	
c)	Yet	d)	When	

22. 	The Sea People worshipped their king ________ he ruled over them with an iron fist.	

a)	who	b)	nor	
c)	yet	d)	than	

23. 	Lucy wanted to know ________ a mean old guy like the Sea King came to rule over the nice little Sea People.	

a)	who	b)	than	
c)	how	d)	although	

24. 	Jon liked being free to roam the ocean more ________ he liked being safe in the Sea King's domain.	

a)	nor	b)	how	
c)	while	d)	than	

25. 	Judy watched for sharks and Sea People ________ Jon slept in the submarine.	

a)	that	b)	who	
c)	than	d)	while	

26. 	Robert saw a mermaid ________ he was exploring the bottom of the ocean.	

a)	who	b)	as	
c)	than	d)	nor	

27. 	Judy was learning the language of the Sea People ________ she wanted to live in their kingdom.	

a)	who	b)	how	
c)	since	d)	that	

28. 	Sue was prying open clams and looking for pearls ________ she didn't find any.	

a)	how	b)	but	
c)	during	d)	as soon as	

29. 	Judy heard rumors ________ the Sea King was searching for a queen to help him rule.	

a)	or	b)	nor	
c)	that	d)	if	

30. 	Judy agreed to marry the Sea King ________ he promised to rule the sea peacefully.	

a)	once	b)	than	
c)	that	d)	who