Cloze the Connection

This worksheet helps students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 strengthen their understanding of conjunctions by completing a passage with missing connectors from a word bank. Through close reading, contextual reasoning, and grammar application, learners decide whether each blank requires a coordinating or subordinating conjunction, reinforcing how ideas are linked within connected text.

Learning Goals

• Contextual Use of Conjunctions (Grades 5-7) – Students choose conjunctions that best fit the meaning of the sentence and passage.
• Coordination and Subordination in Sentences – Learners distinguish between equal and dependent clause relationships.
• Reading Comprehension with Missing Words – Students rely on context clues to maintain logical flow and clarity.
• Grammar in Connected Text – The activity reinforces natural conjunction use within an extended passage.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed to align with upper-elementary and middle school ELA grammar standards.
• Cloze Passage Format – Encourages careful reading and attention to sentence relationships.
• Word Bank Support – Reduces cognitive load while still requiring thoughtful decision-making.
• Builds Fluency – Helps students internalize how conjunctions function naturally in writing.
• Flexible Use – Ideal for grammar lessons, reading integration, independent practice, or review.

This conjunction cloze worksheet supports grammar mastery, reading comprehension, and syntactic awareness. By selecting appropriate connectors in context, students gain confidence using conjunctions accurately and meaningfully in their own writing. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool language arts setting, this printable provides focused, no-prep practice that strengthens understanding of how ideas connect within text.

This worksheet is part of our Coordinating vs. Subordinating Conjunctions Worksheets collection.