Fill in the blank: The rain stopped, ______ the ground stayed wet.

Fill in the blank:                                          Traffic grew worse, ______ Maria departed sooner.

Fill in the blank:  A baker forgot to set a timer for the cookies. The cookies stayed in the oven too long and burned. _______ the timer wasn’t set, the cookies got burned.

Finish the sentence:        Ben left his flashlight on overnight. In the morning the batteries were dead and the flashlight would not turn on. The flashlight didn’t work _____________.

Fill in the blank:                                            Maya left her skateboard outside in the rain. The wheels got rusty and the board became slippery. ______ of the rust, she couldn’t ride it safely.

What word connects the two ideas in this sentence:     Sam practiced his reading every night, yet he still found one tricky word on the test.

Fill in the blank:                                                She prepared carefully, ______ nerves impacted her playing.

Fill in the blank:     The class cleaned up the playground after recess. The teacher praised them, ___ the students felt proud.

What word connects the two ideas in this sentence:      Alex forgot his lunch at home, so he asked a friend for some food.

Fill in the blank: Lily wanted to ride, ______ the wind was strong.

Fill in the blank: The class finished early, ______ the teacher read a story.

Finish the sentence: The class put up signs reminding everyone to recycle. More students used the recycling bins instead of the trash cans. The students remembered to recycle their bottles and papers __________.