Skip to main content
All English activities

Activities: “How to talk about why something happened in English?”

By: Lauren Gurteen

Activity 1: Identifying clauses

This activity has two parts.

Part 1

In each sentence, highlight the words in the reason, purpose, or result clause:

Part 2

For each of the sentences in part 1, decide whether the clause you identified is a reason, purpose, or result clause:

  1. She went to Italy this summer so that she could study art.
    Select your answer
  2. We got some take-out food since we were hungry.
    Select your answer
  3. Because it was sunny, they all wore their bikinis.
    Select your answer
  4. Sally took her binoculars, for she wanted to see the birds.
    Select your answer
  5. I chose the wrong option so I failed the test.
    Select your answer
  6. She called him up so as to find out the real truth.
    Select your answer
  7. As mom was driving that way, she gave me a lift.
    Select your answer
  8. Jake climbed the ladder to get on the roof.
    Select your answer
  9. Our dad left the car at home so we could take it to soccer practice.
    Select your answer
  10. I’m disappointed now the activity is over!
    Select your answer

Activity 2: Jilly and the ham sandwich

Fill in each gap with one of the conjunctions from the list below.
Word BankChoose a word, then choose a blank. You can also drag.

Jilly was hungry it was lunch time. She decided to make a sandwich, but first she found her dad she could ask him if he wanted one too. Her dad said that he wasn’t hungry he had eaten his lunch earlier.

Jilly went to the fridge see if there was any ham, but it was all gone her dad had eaten it earlier. Jilly decided she didn’t want to have a sandwich without ham, she pulled out some eggs instead and started to cook them.

Jilly’s dad came into the room he smelled the eggs cooking. “I thought you were making a sandwich,” he said.

“Well somebody ate all the ham, I changed my plans!” Jilly replied.

Jilly’s dad winced, and he made some toast for her apologize.

Activity 3: Correct the sentences

All of the sentences below contain an error. Rewrite the sentence to correct the error!

  1. He traveled to China so that he learned Chinese.

  2. He was tired, thus he did not concentrate fully in the meeting

  3. So she put on her winter coat, it was snowing.

  4. They went to the cinema for seeing the latest romantic comedy.

  5. She put on makeup so as to she could look beautiful.

  6. I like dancing, I therefore try to dance at least once a day.

  7. Pedro and Sally went out for to eat breakfast.

  8. I am worried in case I am too short for the ride.