Then or Than??

Combine the following pair of sentences into a single sentence using than or then:

Put a half cup of flour in a bowl. Add two eggs and stir until smooth.

• Put a half cup of flour in a bowl, then add two eggs and stir until smooth.

• Put a half cup of flour in a bowl, than add two eggs and stir until smooth.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Combine the following pair of sentences into a single sentence using than or then:

I like playing baseball. I would rather play soccer.

• I like playing baseball, but I would rather play soccer than baseball.

• I like playing baseball, then I would rather play soccer.

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Luis saw his first violin concert when he was 3. Since than/then, he has been fascinated by stringed instruments.

• then

• than

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Rachel says she would rather scrub the toilet than/then eat a single green bean.

• then

• than

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Finish your homework, than/then we can go for a bike ride.

• then

• than

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

“Fluffy, no!” Mrs. Hall scolded, scooping up the cat. “You know better than/then to walk on the kitchen table.”

• then

• than

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Pete found that getting up an hour earlier was easier said than/then done.

• then

• than

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

We went to the park, and than/then we stopped for ice cream on the way home.

• than

• then

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

It is better to ask for help than/then to struggle alone.

• then

• than

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

First, finish your chores, than/then you can watch your favorite show.

• than

• then

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A