Year 3 · SPaG · Conjunctions and clauses
Year 3 conjunctions for cause worksheet and PowerPoint
To recognise and use conjunctions of cause.
Conjunctions for cause
A conjunction of cause tells you why something happens: because, so and in case.
| because | We stayed inside because it was raining. |
|---|---|
| so | It was raining, so we stayed inside. |
| in case | Take a coat in case it rains. |
Examples
- I was late because the bus broke down.
- Bring a map in case we get lost.
Key words
- conjunction of cause
- tells you why
- conjunction
- a word that joins clauses
- clause
- a group of words with a verb
What is on the worksheet
Every sheet for this lesson has a short teaching box and 12 questions that get gradually harder: 8 fluency questions, then 4 reasoning questions that ask pupils to explain or choose. A writing challenge follows. The questions use the same styles as the key stage 2 grammar and punctuation test (circle, underline, tick, fill the gap, add punctuation, rewrite, explain). They are written for this website, not copied from past papers.
All the answers are on the last page of the same editable Word file. New questions are made every time, so you can print a different sheet for every group or for homework. The same sheet code always gives the same sheet.
Writing challenge: Write six sentences that give a reason. Use because, so and in case.
Pupil target: I can use conjunctions of cause.
The PowerPoint
A 20-slide lesson deck for the same lesson: a starter that revisits earlier learning, key words, an I do and a You do question on each slide with a countdown timer, answers that appear one click at a time, and a challenge. Download the conjunctions for cause PowerPoint.
Where this lesson fits
This is lesson 18 of 53 in the Year 3 SPaG scheme, in the block “Conjunctions and clauses”.
Other lessons in this block
- What is a clause?
- Expanding sentences (and, but, or, so)
- Expanding sentences (when, if, that, because)
- Coordinating conjunctions
- Subordinating conjunctions
- Conjunctions for time
- Conjunctions for place
- Conjunctions for time, place and cause
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