Conditional Connectives for Clear, Cohesive Writing

Conditional connectives are powerful little words and phrases like if, unless, provided that and as long as that help students show how one idea depends on another. For example:

• We will only go outside if it stops raining.
• Unless you stop arguing, we won’t go to the park.
• You can have ice cream as long as you eat all your dinner.

This worksheet pack has been designed by the Teach Starter team to teach your students how conditional connectives can be used across a range of text types. The pack includes 9 scaffolded worksheets that guide students from constructing simple conditional sentences, to shaping connected paragraphs, to analysing and creating longer pieces of writing.

Some of the activities you will find in this conditional connectives worksheet pack include:

• Cloze passages
• Joining sentences using conditional connectives
• Identifying conditional connectives in context
• Writing a paragraph using conditional connectives
• And many more!

This conditional connectives worksheet pack downloads as an easy-print PDF or an editable Google Slides file. Answers are included in both file options.

These worksheets are designed with real classrooms in mind: clear instructions, bite-sized tasks and opportunities for whole-class, small-group or independent work.

Teaching Condition Connectives in Your English Lessons

This condition connectives worksheet pack contains a variety of activities that can be used in multiple ways during your literacy block. Here are a few ideas to get you started: 

• Explicit Instruction – Project one of the worksheets onto your whiteboard to model how condition connectives show dependencies within and across sentences.
• Targeted Group Support – Choose some of the simpler worksheets for use in targeted, small-group sessions with adult support.
• Homework Task – After completing one or more of the worksheets in class, send home a different worksheet to consolidate understanding and build confidence.

Download These Conditional Connectives Examples

Accessing this resource is easy for Teach Starter members with a paid subscription! Click the Download button for immediate access to the quick-print PDF or the editable Google Slides file. Please note that you will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides file to your computer before accessing it.

You’re now all set for your next lesson on conditional connectives! Just download, print (or project) and teach!

This resource was created by Kaylyn Chupp, a teacher and a Teach Starter collaborator.

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