Link It Right: Coordinating Conjunctions with FANBOYS for Class 5

This worksheet is a colorful and interactive guide to mastering the FANBOYS conjunctions – For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So. Designed for Class 5 learners, it offers multiple fun ways to learn how these words join ideas in clear, creative, and structured sentences.

Why Learn FANBOYS?

FANBOYS are powerful coordinating conjunctions that:

1. Help young writers express cause, contrast, options, and results.

2. Encourage sentence-building fluency and reduce repetition.

3. Boost confidence in both written and spoken grammar usage.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

🧠 Exercise 1 – Choose the Right Conjunction
Students complete 7 sentences by selecting the most suitable coordinating conjunction from two given options. Example: “The lion was hungry, ___ it started hunting.” (Answer: so)

🔄 Exercise 2 – Word Scramble Challenge
Learners unscramble jumbled sentence fragments and include the correct FANBOYS conjunction. Example: “delicious / was / too sweet / but / it / was / cake” → The cake was delicious but too sweet.

📝 Exercise 3 – Mastering FANBOYS
A table prompts students to create one original sentence for each FANBOYS conjunction using hints for their function. For example, under "Nor (connects two negative ideas)," a student might write: “He didn’t call nor did he visit.”

✍️ Exercise 4 – Complete the Sentences
10 fill-in-the-blank sentences give learners the chance to apply the right FANBOYS conjunction in real writing contexts. Examples include: “She forgot her homework, ____ she had been busy with chores.” (Answer: for)

🎭 Exercise 5 – Conjunction Safari
Based on a comic-style picture of two kids discussing whether to stay in or go to the mall, learners write five original sentences using different FANBOYS conjunctions to continue the dialogue creatively.

✅ Answer Key

Exercise 1 – MCQs

1. so

2. but

3. and

4. nor

5. or

6. so

7. yet

Exercise 2 – Unscrambled Sentences

1. The cake was delicious but too sweet.

2. You can have pudding or ice cream for dessert.

3. I didn’t hear the doorbell nor did I see anyone.

4. He was late so he missed the bus.

5. The dog was tired yet it kept wagging its tail.

6. It was raining yet we went outside.

7. I bake cookies and brownies.

Exercise 3 – Sample Responses
For – I wore a jacket, for it was cold.
And – She sings and dances well.
Nor – He doesn’t play cricket nor does he swim.
But – I wanted to sleep but stayed awake.
Or – Do you want pizza or pasta?
Yet – He was tired yet continued playing.
So – The test ended, so we went home.

Exercise 4 – Fill in the Blanks

1. for

2. or

3. nor

4. so

5. but

6. so

7. for

8. but

9. so

10. but

Exercise 5 – Student-generated; answers will vary.

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