

This Grade 8 worksheet builds mastery of high-level conjunctions such as lest, provided, inasmuch, although, whereas, since, whereby, either, neither, and both. These conjunctions help students express complex logical relationships including conditions, concessions, prevention, contrast, combined ideas, and cause. Through fill-in-the-blanks, true/false evaluation, MCQs, connector correction, and paragraph writing, this worksheet strengthens the ability to write precise, cohesive, and academically appropriate sentences.
1. They allow students to express nuanced relationships like concession, strict condition, prevention, and comparison.
2. They help writers link ideas smoothly and avoid fragmented or repetitive sentences.
3. They build advanced comprehension skills needed for higher-level texts and academic writing.
4. They support clarity and sophistication in essays, reports, arguments, and narratives.
Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
Learners choose advanced conjunctions such as whereby, since, provided, inasmuch, lest, either, although, neither, whereas.
Exercise 2 – True and False
Students evaluate whether each statement uses conjunctions correctly or not..
Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose the correct conjunction for each sentence.
Answer key format:
1. c) lest
Exercise 4 – Sentence Rewriting
Learners replace incorrect connectors with appropriate Grade 8 conjunctions.
Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing
Students write a paragraph on “Balancing Two Big Goals” using advanced conjunctions.
Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. lest
2. either
3. neither
4. both
5. although
6. whereas
7. provided
8. inasmuch
9. whereby
10. since
Exercise 2 – True or False
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True
6. False
7. False
8. True
9. False
10. True
Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice Questions (Correct option in required format)
1. b) provided
2. a) whereby
3. c) inasmuch
4. a) although
5. b) although
6. c) provided
7. a) whichever
8. c) although
9. b) neither
10. b) lest
Exercise 4 – Sentence Rewriting
1. He walked softly lest the baby should wake.
2. They wrote a plan whereby the team could improve.
3. We trusted her inasmuch as she was always fair.
4. You may leave provided you finish the lab report.
5. Neither Riya nor Kabir wanted extra work.
6. She likes cricket whereas her brother likes football.
7. The library was silent whereas the corridor was loud.
8. He stayed home since he was feeling ill.
9. He kept working although he felt exhausted.
10. You can take either the test or skip it.
Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing
Answers may vary.
Build advanced writing confidence with this Grade 8 conjunctions worksheet designed for clear, logical, and expressive communication.
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Students learn terms like notwithstanding, lest, and inasmuch as for formal writing.
They require understanding tone, formality, and subtle meaning shifts.
Use sample texts where children replace simple connectors with advanced ones.