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And, but, or, so, because 
1. Complete the text with and, but, or. 
I get up at half past eight in the morning. I´m hungry ...... there isn´t any food in the kitchen. I 
want milk, cereals ...... orange juice. Then, I go to the shop ...... when I get there it´s still 
closed. I go back home and into the kitchen. There´s some grapefruit juice and brown bread. 
...... I don´t like grapefruit juice ...... brown bread! This is not a good morning, so I go back to 
bed until the shop opens.
2. Complete with and, but, or, so, because. 
1. We aren´t going to the park ...... it´s raining. 
2. I don´t have any money, ...... I´ll go to the bank. 
3. She doesn´t like vegetables ...... fish. 
4. I need milk, butter ...... bread. 
5. There´s snow on the street ...... it´s not too cold. 
6. She studies a lot ...... she never passes the exams. 
7. You´ve got an exam tomorrow, ...... you must study tonight. 
8. I don´t go to the cinema ...... I haven´t got any money. 
3. Correct the underlined word using and, but, or, so, because. 
 
1. We don´t go to the beach but it´s cold. ...... 
2. They don´t like meat and fish. 
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3. It´s winter because I´m not cold.
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4. It´s raining, or take your umbrella!. 
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4. Put the words in order. 
1. accident / an / she´s / in / because / hospital / she / had. 
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2. but / they / many / work / don´t / hours / they / have / money / much. 
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3. asked / Paul / me / question, / a / replied / I / so. 
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4. buy / I / peppers / potatoes. / and / tomatoes, 
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Answers 
Exercise 1: 
but / and / but / but / or
Exercise 2: 
1. because 
2. so 
3. or 
4. and 
5. but 
6. but 
7. so 
8. because 
Exercise 3: 
1. because 
2. or 
3. but 
4. so 
Exercise 4: 
1. She´s in hospital because she had an accident. 
2. They work many hours, but they don´t have much money.
3. Paul asked me a question, so I replied. 
4. I buy tomatoes, peppers and potatoes.