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Subordinating Conjunctions Worksheet

In the Desert...
Reading Level 1
Directions: Read each sentence. Determine which one of your answer
choices is used as a subordinating conjunction. Circle your response.

1. Claude could get water from a cactus if he needed it.

a) if b) he
c) from d) a

2. Royce peeled and ate a blood orange while he waited for Jean.
a) he b) for
c) and d) while

3. Amari ran into a cavern when the storm came.

a) the b) into
c) when d) ran

4. Jean wore a yellow trench coat even though it was really hot in the desert.
a) though it b) even though
c) it was d) in the

5. Hector left in the middle of the night since the sun was so deadly in the day.
a) in the b) of
c) since d) was so

6. When the wind blew, it whipped hot grains of sand into Ruby's eyes and face.
a) When b) it
c) into d) and

7. Claude likes to ride his camel because, unlike a car, his camel never runs out of gas.
a) out b) his
c) unlike d) because
8. Royce has played the pan flute since he was a young boy and it shows in his music.
a) and b) since
c) in d) was

9. Amari and her brother hid in the cave until the storm ended.
a) in b) until
c) in the d) her

10. Jean wanted to know how those evil sand critters got into our base.
a) those b) know
c) how d) into

11. Hector wasn't scared of sand critters unless they were armed.
a) of b) wasn't
c) they d) unless

12. After Ruby had heard the sound of sand critters, she ran out of the cave.
a) After b) had
c) out d) she

13. The desert sun beat down on Claude as he shot a sand critter with his speargun.
a) The b) on
c) as d) he

14. Royce rode his camel to the top of the sand dune so that he could watch the stars.
a) of the b) to the top
c) he could d) so that

15. Amari sang a sweet song to her brother whenever he was sad.
a) to b) brother
c) whenever d) a

16. Jean ran up a wall while shooting his speargun at the sand critters.
a) up b) while
c) his d) wall
17. Hector had his knife whereas Jean used a speargun.
a) whereas b) used
c) had d) his

18. The sand blew by Ruby and she laughed because she was alive.
a) and b) was
c) because d) of

19. Although it was very hot outside, Claude put armor on his camel.
a) Although b) put
c) outside d) on

20. Royce knew that the sand critters were coming but he didn't care.
a) were b) but
c) didn't d) that

21. Amari was learning to fight with a spear when she had the time.
a) with b) when
c) to d) had

22. Jean was going to make a run for the hills as soon as he found water for the trip.
a) as he found b) was going to
c) as soon as d) for the

23. As the sun set over the dunes, the sand critters began their hunt for food.
a) As b) their
c) over d) over the

24. Four sand critters crept into the barn just as the guard fell asleep.
a) Four b) into the
c) into d) just as

25. The stars lit the night sky afire once the sun sank below the dunes.
a) The b) below
c) afire d) once
26. Hector wouldn't be able to get there in time unless he found gas for his cruiser.
a) in b) unless
c) there d) for

27. Claude would protect Ruby whether she wanted his help or not.
a) his b) or
c) whether d) would

28. Amari knew that she had to eat or she wouldn't be able to help her brother.
a) had b) wouldn't
c) that d) or

29. Claude just laughed at the sand critters because they couldn't get into his cruiser.
a) because b) just
c) at d) get into

30. Royce warmed his tea in the sun and read a book even though the sand critters were at the
gate.
a) his b) and
c) at the d) even though