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⏱️ 12 Mins • A1 Grammar 🍿 Topic: Snacks & Drinks

Grammar: and, but, or

Learn three little words that join words and ideas. Snack examples help you!

📋 How to use this lesson

For Teachers

1. Spend 12 minutes in total on this lesson.

2. Give learners 7 minutes to work, then read the answer pairs together out loud.

For Learners

1. Read the 4 quick rules in the table below first.

2. Solve the 12 snack puzzles step by step and check your score.

📖 4 Rules to Learn

Look at the right sentence and the wrong sentence side by side.

Rule 1: and (add)

Use and to add one more thing. It joins two things or ideas that go together. Say I like milk and tea. Do not say I like milk but tea.

✅ Right: We have tea and biscuits after school.

❌ Wrong: We have tea but biscuits after school.

Rule 2: but (different)

Use but when the second idea is different from the first one. Say The tea is hot but the milk is cold. Do not use and when the two ideas are different.

✅ Right: The nuts are salty but the biscuits are sweet.

❌ Wrong: The nuts are salty and the biscuits are sweet.

Rule 3: or (choose)

Use or when you ask someone to choose. They pick one thing. Say Is it sweet or salty? Do not say Is it sweet but salty?

✅ Right: Do you want milk or water?

❌ Wrong: Do you want milk but water?

Rule 4: no to two things: don't ... or

After don't, use or when you say no to two things. Say I don't like milk or tea. Do not say I don't like milk and tea.

✅ Right: I don't like nuts or cheese.

❌ Wrong: I don't like nuts and cheese.

⚡ Practice Arena (12 Questions)

Levels 1 - 4

Part A: Choose the correct sentence

1 (add)

Choose the correct sentence to join two snacks you like:

____ a. I like popcorn and yummy biscuits ____ b. I like popcorn but yummy biscuits ____ c. I like popcorn or yummy biscuits

2 (different)

Choose the sentence that shows two different drinks:

____ a. I like tea but I don't like milk ____ b. I like tea and I don't like milk ____ c. I like tea or I don't like milk

3 (negative)

Choose the correct sentence with 'don't'. You eat no cheese and no nuts.

____ a. I don't eat cheese and nuts for lunch ____ b. I don't eat cheese or nuts for lunch ____ c. I don't eat cheese but nuts for lunch

Part B: Join each pair of sentences

4 (together)

Join these two sentences into one:

"Popcorn is warm. Popcorn is yummy."

____ a. Popcorn is warm and yummy ____ b. Popcorn is warm but yummy ____ c. Popcorn is warm or yummy

5 (different)

Join these two sentences into one:

"The biscuit is sweet. I do not want it."

____ a. The biscuit is sweet and I do not want it ____ b. The biscuit is sweet but I do not want it ____ c. The biscuit is sweet or I do not want it

6 (choice)

Join these two questions into one. You pick only one drink:

"Do you want sweet tea? Do you want cold milk?"

____ a. Do you want sweet tea and cold milk? ____ b. Do you want sweet tea but cold milk? ____ c. Do you want sweet tea or cold milk?

Part C: Fill gaps with and / but / or

7 (add)

Type the missing word to join the actions:

Eat the nuts ____ drink your milk.

8 (different)

Type the missing word to link the two different tastes:

The cheese is yummy ____ it is salty.

9 (choice)

Type the missing word for the choice:

Is this snack sweet ____ salty?

Part D: Correct the error in a friend's message

10 (negative)

Read your friend's chat message:

💬 "Hi! I don't eat biscuits and nuts at night."

Your friend eats no biscuits and no nuts. Find the wrong word and type the word that fixes it:

____ (Type: and, but, or or)

11 (different)

Read your friend's chat message:

💬 "I love tea, or I don't like hot water."

Find the wrong word and type the word that fixes it:

____ (Type: and, but, or or)

12 (together)

Read your friend's chat message:

💬 "We have sweet popcorn but yummy cheese for the party."

Find the wrong word and type the word that fixes it:

____ (Type: and, but, or or)

🎉 Awesome Job!

You now know how to link ideas with and, but, and or!

And, But and Or

Grammar: and, but, or

📋 How to use this lesson

📖 4 Rules to Learn

⚡ Practice Arena (12 Questions)

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