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Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What do transition words and phrases do?
Add flair to paragraphs
Interrupt and break up ideas
Connect thoughts and improve flow
Add new ideas and information
What type of transition words are the following:
In addition, another reason, besides that, furthermore, also
Supporting
Countering
Cause and effect
Concluding
What type of transition words are the following:
Finally, to sum up, in conclusion, in summary
Concluding
Introductory
Cause and effect
Compare and contrast
What type of transition words are the following:
Similarly, likewise, by comparison, as if
Compare and contrast
Cause and effect
Concluding
Countering
What type of transition words are the following:
Nevertheless, unlike, however, rather than, although, but, yet
Countering
Compare and contrast
Introductory
Cause and effect
What type of transition words are the following:
Thus, therefore, consequently, for that reason
Cause and effect
Introductory
Supporting
Concluding
Chris is on the basketball team this semester at Indiana School for the Deaf. _______________, he is on the soccer team.
For example
In addition
In fact
However
I admire I. King Jordan because he is the first deaf president of Gallaudet. Besides that, I admire him because he is a great long distance runner. _______________, he is a dedicated family man. All in all, there is not much to dislike about the man, except he is too perfect!
To sum up
Furthermore
Instead
Consequently
Many people in the neighborhood have been complaining about the dog park. For example, the parking lot has become crowded; owners are not very motivated to pick up the dog waste; and everyone is frustrated. ___________, some improvements to the location of the dog park need to be made.
To sum up
In other words
Similarly
Fortunately
There was a malfunction in the smoke machines and lights, the curtains would not open and close properly, and one of the actors was sick with no stand-in. ______________, the play was a disaster.
To repeat
Likewise
In conclusion
Yet
The idea of attending the play at Gallaudet is nice. __________, the Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research conference is scheduled at the same time.
However
Finally
For instance
Luckily
__________ Steven was extremely tired, he washed the dishes.
Because
Although
Thus
For instance
It is raining today _______ we are not going to the beach.
Thus
Following
Of course
But
She ate all the chocolates herself ____________________ of sharing them with her friends.
while
instead
consequently
unless
She was sick and did not study for a month. ____________________, she got a good mark in the test.
While
Consequently
Despite
However
I will not be able to see clearly ____________________ I put my glasses on.
Otherwise
In order that
As
Unless
____________________ the bad road conditions, there were no accidents.
Although
While
In spite of
Due to
____________________ building new highways for cars and trucks, the government should spend more on public transport.
Instead of
Although
Despite
While
More money should be spent on alternative energy ____________________ we don't need to burn so much coal and oil.
in order to
so that
as a result
because
An example of a cause and effect transition is
However
Therefore
For instance
An example of a supporting transition is:
Therefore
In conclusion
In addition
An example of a compare/contrast transition is:
Consequently
Meanwhile
On the other hand
This transition word indicates that an example is about to come.
Nonetheless
In conclusiom
For instance
However
