Transitional Words

What are transitional words?

• One word, one sound

• Two words put together to make one word.

• Two words, one sound

• Words that connect your sentences and your ideas.

Which word below is a transitional word?

• Because

• Pencil

• Jump

• Green

Which word below is a transition word?

• House

• Then

• Blue

• Girl

Which word is a transition word?

• Boy

• Sing

• However

• Store

Which sentence below has a transitional word.

• As a result, Nathan fell down.

• The cow jumped over the moon.

• My name is Sarah.

• Where are you going?

Which sentence below has a transition word?

• The dish ran away with the spoon.

• Devyn fell down but she didn't cry.

• My favorite color is green.

• We will go to the bank.

Which sentence below has a transition word?

• Tom chased Jerry.

• The mouse got away.

• Therefore, Jerry was too fast for Tom.

• Tom was sad.

Which sentence has a transition word?

• The mouse ran up the clock.

• I am thankful for my teachers.

• What is your name?

• She wanted ice-cream but there was none.

Choose the transition word that completes the sentence.

Nora didn't want to go to the beach. ___________, she wanted to go skating.

• Suddenly

• As

• Instead

Choose the transition word that completes the sentence.

_________, you find two slices of bread. Next, you spread peanut butter onto th bread.

• First

• Then

• Last