Grade 5 Conjunctions Worksheets: Essential ELA Curriculum Resources

Practicing conjunctions is a crucial skill for fifth-grade students to develop their writing abilities. These Grade 5 conjunctions worksheets provide comprehensive practice with different types of conjunctions, aligned with Common Core Standards for language arts. Teachers and parents can use these curriculum resources to help students understand and correctly use conjunctions in their writing.

Alignment with Common Core Standards

These conjunction worksheets align with Grade 5 Common Core Language Standards, specifically:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking

Coordinating Conjunctions Worksheet

Coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So) are fundamental building blocks for creating compound sentences. Our coordinating conjunctions worksheets include:

Coordinating Conjunctions 

Use the coordinating conjunctions in the box below to complete the sentences. 

and           so             but           or           for           nor

1. George bought pizza ____ ice cream for his party guests. 
2. They couldn’t decide on purple ___ orange streamers. 
3. Elle was tired after her day at work, ___ she still made it to the party. 
4. Winston’s speaker was not working, ___ we used Cece’s. 
5. Lucy does not like cake, ____ does she like brownies. 
6. Arnold was late to the party ______ his flight was delayed. 
7. Can you charge your phone ____ look up the directions?
8. George wanted everything to be perfect, ___ it was his birthday. 
9. He doesn’t dance ____ sing in front of others. 
10. I was hungry, ___ I grabbed another slice of pizza. 

• Sentence combining exercises that help students join related ideas using appropriate coordinating conjunctions.

Grade 5 Correlative Conjunction Worksheet

Correlative conjunctions work in pairs to connect words, phrases, or clauses. Our worksheets include practice with common pairs such as:

• Either/or worksheet
• Neither/nor worksheet
• Both/and
• Not only/but also
• Whether/or

These Grade 5 conjunctions worksheets provide essential practice with grammar, helping students build stronger writing skills while meeting Common Core Standards.

Correlative Conjunctions

Fill in the blanks with either or or neither nor. 

1. ____________ we go this weekend ____________ we go next weekend. It is up to you. 
2. ____________ Sam ____________ Julia wanted to go on the trip. They would have preferred to stay home. 
3. ____________ exercise ____________ sports was her thing,  she preferred art. 
4. We can ____________ have bacon ____________ sausage for breakfast, but we can’t have both. 
5. ____________ Megan ____________ Clara will be going home this summer. They will be staying in California. 
6. ____________ the instructor ____________ the players were wearing the proper gear which was very unsafe. 
7. For dessert we’ll have ____________ cake ____________ ice cream. Which do you want?
8. ____________ we stop for gas now ____________  we risk running out trying to get to the next fill up station. 
9. I’m so glad that it is ____________ windy ____________ rainy today like the weatherman had predicted. 
10. ____________ me ____________ my sister attended the ceremony because we had school. 

• Click here to practice interactive Fill-in-the-blank activities

Subordinating Conjunctions Worksheets

Subordinating conjunctions help students create complex sentences by connecting dependent and independent clauses. These curriculum resources cover:

• Common subordinating conjunctions like because, although, unless, while, and when
• Activities that help students understand how subordinating conjunctions affect sentence structure and meaning

Subordinating Conjunctions

Fill in the blanks with the correct subordinating conjunctions from the word bank. 

1. We went to the mall ________________ we ate dinner. 
2. We will be on time ________________ we don’t hit any traffic. 
3. ______________ it’s windy outside, it’s still a nice day. 
4. I’m going to sleep early tonight ______________ I’m exhausted. 
5. ______________ I have my driver’s license. I won’t be taking the bus to school anymore. 
6. I will be over the moon______________ I make the team. 
7. Work on your math assignment ________________ the teacher gives you a new task. 
8. ________________ I hear this song I think of my brother. 
9. I’m not going ________________ my friends go. 
10. My dog is very active _______________ my cat is lazy. 

Download Subordinating Conjunctions Worksheet PDF

Assessment and Progress Monitoring

These worksheets include built-in assessment opportunities:

• Progress monitoring sheets to track improvement
• Related teaching materials to measure mastery
• Error analysis guides to identify areas needing additional support

Looking to build a complete Grade 5 grammar resource collection? Our Grade 5 Prepositions Worksheets are the perfect complement to these conjunction exercises!