Transition Words

You'd better take a taxi. ___, you'll arrive late.

• Consequently

• Furthermore

• Otherwise

 Jack wasn't tired. ___, he took a nap

• Otherwise

• Hence

• Nonetheless

The kids didn't study. ___, they failed the course.

• Therefore

• Nonetheless

• Otherwise

This transition word means that two things are happening at exactly the same time.

• Despite

• However

• Such as

• Simultaneously

I didn't like to spend time reading in class, but I enjoy it now.

• next

• eventually

• overall

• initially

Which transition word or phrase could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 14?

• For example

• However

• Soon

• In conclusion

Which transition word or phrase would BEST connect the two sentences?

Dad didn't have time to go to the store. There was no bread for sandwiches.

• After that

• As a result,

• Instead,

• For example,

What transition word should go in the follow sentence?

Some scientists believe that the dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid. ________________________, other scientists theorize they died of starvation.

• On the other hand

• In fact

• In conclusion

• Moreover

During the summer of 2006, YouTube was one of the fastest growing sites on the web. The website uploaded more than 65,000 new videos and had 100 million video views per day that July. It was ranked one of the most popular websites. Which transition word or phrase could BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 3?

• For example

• However

• Soon

• In conclusion

Which word is an example of a transition word?

• People

• For instance

• Cars

• Exciting