Combining Sentences With And Worksheets

Two short sentences and a joining word: write them again as one sentence.

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Made at homeroomtools.comRead each one. Write your sentence on the lines.1.2.3.4.5.6.Join the two sentencesMia likes apples. Mia likes pears. (and)The sky is blue. The sky is clear. (and)The frog hopped. The frog swam. (and)My brother reads. My sister reads. (and)Kim has a kite. Kim has a ball. (and)Snow is white. Snow is cold. (and)
Made at homeroomtools.comRead each one. Write your sentence on the lines.1.2.3.4.5.6.Join the two sentencesAnswer keyMia likes apples. Mia likes pears. (and)The sky is blue. The sky is clear. (and)The frog hopped. The frog swam. (and)My brother reads. My sister reads. (and)Kim has a kite. Kim has a ball. (and)Snow is white. Snow is cold. (and)Mia likes apples and pears.The sky is blue and clear.The frog hopped and swam.My brother and my sister read.Kim has a kite and a ball.Snow is white and cold.
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All 128 sentence pairs

Join with and 48

  • The apple is red. The apple is juicy. (and)
  • Ava drew a cat. Ava drew a dog. (and)
  • The baby smiled. The baby clapped. (and)
  • Bees make honey. Bees help flowers grow. (and)
  • Ben played. Leo played. (and)
  • The bird flew up. The bird landed on a branch. (and)
  • The bus is big. The bus is yellow. (and)
  • Carrots are good for you. Peas are good for you. (and)
  • The cat is black. The cat is fluffy. (and)
  • The chef chopped onions. The chef chopped peppers. (and)
  • The class read a story. The class wrote a poem. (and)
  • The dog barked. The dog wagged its tail. (and)
  • Ducks swim in the pond. Geese swim in the pond. (and)
  • Eggs are in the fridge. Milk is in the fridge. (and)
  • The frog hopped. The frog swam. (and)
  • The girl found a shell. The girl found a rock. (and)
  • Grandpa sang. Grandma sang. (and)
  • The horse ate hay. The horse drank water. (and)
  • I brushed my teeth. I went to bed. (and)
  • I have a pencil. I have a ruler. (and)
  • I like to swim. I like to skate. (and)
  • I opened the box. I found a toy. (and)
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Join with and, continued

  • Kim has a kite. Kim has a ball. (and)
  • Liam kicked the ball. Liam scored a goal. (and)
  • Lions are strong. Lions are fast. (and)
  • Max fell down. Max got up. (and)
  • Mia likes apples. Mia likes pears. (and)
  • My brother reads. My sister reads. (and)
  • My cousin visited. My aunt visited. (and)
  • My hands are cold. My feet are cold. (and)
  • Nora painted a sun. Nora painted a tree. (and)
  • Owls hunt at night. Bats hunt at night. (and)
  • Pigs live on farms. Cows live on farms. (and)
  • The puppy is small. The puppy is playful. (and)
  • The rabbit is soft. The rabbit is white. (and)
  • The road is long. The road is bumpy. (and)
  • The room is clean. The room is bright. (and)
  • Sam ran. Sam jumped. (and)
  • The sky is blue. The sky is clear. (and)
  • Snow is white. Snow is cold. (and)
  • The soup is hot. The soup is salty. (and)
  • Tom washed the car. Tom dried the car. (and)
  • The water is deep. The water is cold. (and)
  • We ate pizza. We ate salad. (and)
  • We need bread. We need eggs. (and)
  • We sang a song. We danced. (and)
  • The wind blew. The wind howled. (and)
  • Zoe likes math. Zoe likes art. (and)

Join with but, or, so 40

  • The baby was tired. She took a nap. (so)
  • The bell rang. We went inside. (so)
  • Ben likes carrots. He does not like peas. (but)
  • The book was long. I read it in two days. (but)
  • The cake looked good. It tasted bad. (but)
  • Do you want soup? Do you want a sandwich? (or)
  • The dog was hungry. We fed it. (so)
  • The glass was full. I carried it slowly. (so)
  • The hill was steep. We made it to the top. (but)
  • I called my friend. She did not answer. (but)
  • I like the beach. My brother likes the mountains. (but)
  • I studied hard. The test was still tricky. (but)
  • I wanted to play outside. It was raining. (but)
  • It snowed all night. School was closed. (so)
  • It was cold. I wore my coat. (so)
  • Kate practiced every day. She won the spelling bee. (so)
  • Leo was thirsty. He drank some water. (so)
  • The light was red. The car stopped. (so)
  • Mia lost her pencil. She borrowed one. (so)
  • The movie was funny. It was too long. (but)
  • My cat likes to nap. She hates baths. (but)
  • My shoes were wet. I took them off. (so)
  • Our garden is small. It grows lots of beans. (but)
  • The path was icy. We walked slowly. (so)
  • The plant needed water. I watered it. (so)
  • The puppy is cute. It chews everything. (but)
  • The river was too deep. We did not swim. (so)
  • Should we go to the beach? Should we go to the park? (or)
  • The store was closed. We went home. (so)
  • The sun came out. The air was still cool. (but)
  • The team played well. They lost the game. (but)
  • We can meet today. We can meet tomorrow. (or)
  • We can play tag. We can play catch. (or)
  • We can walk to school. We can ride the bus. (or)
  • We could bake cookies. We could make pancakes. (or)
  • We could paint. We could read. (or)
  • You can draw a picture. You can write a story. (or)
  • You can have milk. You can have juice. (or)
  • You can sit here. You can sit by the window. (or)
  • You can wear the red hat. You can wear the blue one. (or)

Join with because, when, if, although 40

  • Ben laughed. The joke was funny. (because)
  • The birds flew away. The cat came out. (when)
  • The book was old. It was in good shape. (although)
  • The box was heavy. Sam carried it alone. (although)
  • Bread gets stale. You leave the bag open. (if)
  • Call me. You need a ride. (if)
  • The dog barked. It heard a noise. (because)
  • The dog wags its tail. It sees me. (when)
  • The dog will bark. Someone knocks. (if)
  • The frogs sing. It gets dark. (when)
  • Grandpa smiles. We visit. (when)
  • I read a book. I cannot sleep. (when)
  • I was late. I missed the bus. (because)
  • I was scared. I jumped into the pool. (although)
  • I wear boots. It snows. (when)
  • I will help you. You ask me. (if)
  • I wore a hat. The sun was hot. (because)
  • The ice melted. The day was warm. (because)
  • The ice will melt. You leave it out. (if)
  • It was cold. We played outside. (although)
  • It was late. The children were still awake. (although)
  • The leaves fall. Autumn comes. (when)
  • Mia was happy. She found her kitten. (because)
  • My cat hides. It thunders. (when)
  • The plant grew tall. It got lots of sun. (because)
  • The plant will die. It gets no water. (if)
  • The puppy is small. It barks very loudly. (although)
  • The road was long. We did not get tired. (although)
  • The sky was cloudy. It did not rain. (although)
  • The soup was hot. Leo ate it quickly. (although)
  • The test was hard. I did my best. (although)
  • We ate early. We had a game. (because)
  • We can play outside. The rain stops. (if)
  • We clapped. The show ended. (when)
  • We lined up. The bell rang. (when)
  • We stayed inside. It was raining. (because)
  • We whispered. The baby was asleep. (because)
  • We will go to the beach. It is sunny. (if)
  • You can have dessert. You finish your dinner. (if)
  • You will be late. You miss the bus. (if)

How this list was compiled: Written by hand for this page: 128 pairs of short sentences, each stored with the joining word to use and one correct way to write the joined sentence. The comma rules follow Wikipedia's Comma article (a comma before and, but, or or so when it joins two independent clauses; a comma after an opening dependent clause), en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma, read 2026-09-23. No person, brand or character is named. Licence: own work

How it works

Each free sheet draws 6 of 128 sentence pairs, with the joining word in brackets and a line to write the new sentence. It opens on and: Sam ran. Sam jumped. becomes Sam ran and jumped.

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Three sets, easiest first

Set picks one. Join with and keeps the shared words once (48 pairs). Join with but, or, so joins two whole sentences with a comma before the joining word (40). The third set uses because, when, if and although (40).

Complex sentence worksheets

The because, when, if and although set makes complex sentences: one part cannot stand alone. When it comes first, a comma follows it: Although it was cold, we played outside.

  • The key shows one way to write each sentence. Sam ran, and Sam jumped is also right; praise the shorter one.

Questions and answers

When do you need a comma before and, but or so?

When each side could be a sentence of its own: It was cold, so I wore my coat. When the sentences share a subject and only the verbs join, leave it out: Sam ran and jumped.

What grade learns combining sentences?

The Common Core asks first graders to use and, but, or, so and because (L.1.1g) and third graders to write simple, compound and complex sentences (L.3.1i). The three sets follow that order.

Can I add my own sentences?

Yes. Type one task a line, an equals sign, then the joined sentence for the key: We sang. We danced. (and) = We sang and danced. Your lines replace ours.

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