Patina · Building English

Build It: And, But, So, Or

Build the sentence left to right: a first half, the joining word, a second half. Some halves go together and some do not. Choose the word by its job: and adds, but is different, so is what happens next, or is a choice. Then click 🔊 to hear it.

★ build one sentence  ·  ★★ find a sentence for every joining word  ·  ★★★ find all nine

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For the teacher · In class

Share it and build the first one together: choose a first half, then let the room find a second half that goes with it, and ask "and, but, so or or?" before anyone clicks. Everyone types the finished sentence in the chat. The counter shows how many of the nine the room has found.  ·  ✏️ On paper: circle one in each column, then write your sentence.

Build it left to right. Choose the first half, the joining word, then the second half.

first half,and / but / so / orsecond half.

and adds one more idea · but is something different · so is what happens next · or is a choice

🔵 First half

🟢 Joining word

⚪ Second half

Sentences found: 0 of 9

    For the teacher · Answer key

    The nine sentences: It's chilly, so Paula is wearing a scarf.  ·  It's chilly, but the sun is out.  ·  It's chilly, and the leaves are falling.  ·  We can pick apples, or we can walk the corn maze.  ·  We can pick apples, but we can't buy cider.  ·  Rick loves pumpkin pie, but he doesn't like squash.  ·  The store is closed, so we can't buy cider.  ·  Tina rakes the leaves, and her son jumps in them.  ·  You can drink hot cider, or you can drink cold cider.