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ING 7 - ENGLISH CONNECTORS / LINKERS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Take your camera with you, just _____________________ mine doesn't work.

a)

DESPITE

b)

THEREFORE

c)

IN CASE

d)

ALTHOUGH

2.

. _____________________ having muscle problems, the defender was able to play.

a)

ALTHOUGH

b)

BECAUSE

c)

DESPITE

d)

WHATEVER

3.

Skiing is a safe sport _____________________ you obey the rules on the slope

a)

AS LONG AS

b)

HOWEVER

c)

NEVERTHELESS

d)

UNLESS

4.

All flights to and from London have been cancelled _____________________ fog.

a)

BECAUSE

b)

DUE TO

c)

GIVEN

d)

IN THE

5.

I like travelling by underground, _____________________ it gets pretty crowded during rush hours.

a)

HOWEVER

b)

IN SPITE

c)

THEREFORE

d)

AND

6.

_____________________ Ecuador got eliminated from the World Cup, they managed to do a respectable job as a team.

a)

DESPITE

b)

BESIDES

c)

IF

d)

EVEN THOUGH

7.

The climate in South Africa is perfect. It’s __________________ too hot __________________ too cold.

a)

NEITHER / NOR

b)

NOT / NOT

c)

SOME / SOME

d)

NEVER / AND

8.

The company manufactures cars __________________ motorcycles.

a)

EVEN

b)

ADDITIONALLY

c)

AS WELL AS

d)

BESIDES

9.

____________we were driving through the Ecuadorian highlands, we saw many amazing landscapes.

a)

WHEREAS

b)

WHILE

c)

ALTHOUGH

d)

DUE

10.

This is Jimmy’s new bike, ___________ he got from his parents. He locks it up every evening __________ nobody can steal it.

a)

WHERE / BECAUSE

b)

THAT / SO

c)

WHICH / SO THAT

d)

WHICH / FOR

11.

The student partied last night and did not study nor sleep. _____________, he wasn’t well-prepared for the exam.

a)

However

b)

Moreover

c)

Therefore

d)

Eventually

12.

______________ you finish the essay by tomorrow you won’t be able to get a good grade.

a)

IF

b)

UNLESS

c)

SINCE

d)

WHEN

13.

He likes all kinds of sports, ___________ skiing, hockey and volleyball.

a)

FOR EXAMPLE

b)

SUCH AS

c)

AS

d)

EXCEPT TO

14.

My mother had a bad headache yesterday, __________ she couldn’t come to the family gathering.

a)

AND

b)

BUT

c)

SO

d)

BECAUSE

15.

I would like to learn Chinese. ____________, I don’t know anyone who can teach me.

a)

HOWEVER

b)

MOREOVER

c)

THEREFORE

d)

FOR INSTANCE

16.

This current context has encouraged me to apply to Bentley and belong to its scholarly business community, ___________ this is an intellectual seedbed for profiles like me, who want to take their businesses forward into the future. 

a)

GIVEN THAT

b)

BUT

c)

DUE TO

d)

AND

17.

____________ it be attributed to optimism, scariness, or unconsciousness, power figures must admit it is a combination of the three, and that the path towards ecological restoration will not be easy.

a)

THOUGH

b)

WHETHER

c)

BECAUSE

d)

IN SPITE OF

18.

I feel responsible about giving back to those who never have enough resources or time to reflect and question about them. Many Ecuadorian women, ________________ , never fulfill their potential and curiosity, instead being conformed to gender roles that confine their participation and rights.

a)

ADDITIONALLY

b)

NEVERTHELESS

c)

THEREFORE

d)

FOR INSTANCE

19.

Before, I didn't understand what my connection to nature was. _____________, respecting nature also helped me learn about managing and restoring it through business.

a)

NEVERTHELESS

b)

FURTHERMORE

c)

THEREFORE

d)

APPARENTLY

20.

_____________a player wants to excel at this game, he or she must master the keyboard and how each maneuver relates to the game itself. 

a)

WHEN

b)

IF

c)

AND

d)

FIRST