Ah, Those Transitions
Connecting Ideas
Transition words:
Provide more information
Provide an example
Provide a cause or reason
Provide a result or an effect
Provide a purpose or reason
Provide a comparison or contrast
Provide a sequence
Provide a summary
Provide a conclusion
What are transitions and how are
they used?
Transition words and
phrases help make clear
connections between
ideas and see that
sentences and
paragraphs flow together
smoothly, making them
easier to read.
Transition words that provide
more information
Besides
Furthermore
In addition
Indeed
In fact
Moreover
Second
Third
Transition words that provide
an example
For example
For instance
In particular
Particularly
Specifically
To demonstrate
To illustrate
Transition words that provide a
cause or reason
As
Because
Because of
Due to
For
For the reason that
Since
Transition words that provide a
result or an effect
Accordingly
Finally
Consequently
Hence
So
Therefore
Thus
Transition words that provide a
purpose or reason
For fear that
In the hope that
In order to
So
So that
With this in mind
Transition words that provide a
comparison or contrast
Although
However
In comparison
In contrast
Likewise
Nevertheless
On the other hand
Similarly
Whereas
Yet
Transition words that provide a
sequence
After Initially
Before Lastly
Currently Later
During
Meanwhile
Eventually
Next
Finally
Previously
First,...Second,...,
etc. Simultaneously
Formerly Soon
Immediately Subsequently
Transition words that provide a
summary
Briefly
In brief
Overall
Summing up
To put it briefly
To sum up
To summarize
Transition words that provide a
conclusion
Given these
facts
Hence
In conclusion
So
Thus
To conclude
Therefore
Ready for a Quiz ?
How much do you know about
using transition words? Take
the Quiz and find out.
Can you transition?
Choose a transition word to
complete the following
sentences.
Choose the best transition
I love to write essays for
school. _____________, I
really enjoy receiving large
amounts of homework from my
teachers.
Nevertheless
In fact
Due to
Choose the best transition
__________ working as the
president of the United States,
George Bush loves to ride
horses.
Eventually
Likewise
In addition to
Choose the best transition
_________ I do enjoy cooking
as a hobby, I will not prepare all
the food for your party.
On the other hand
Although
To put it briefly
Choose the best transition
____________I promised to go
to school today, I stayed home
to watch television.
Currently
Indeed
Although
Choose the best transition
___________ Jack goes up the
hill to fetch a pail of water; he
returned home with an empty
bucket.
Meanwhile
With this in mind
Whereas
Choose the best transition
_______ to make my writing
very clear, I will learn how to
use transitional words.
Previously
Therefore
For fear that
Choose the best transition
_________ people believed the
earth was flat.
With this in mind
Eventually
In hopes that
Choose the best transition
Things were pretty dull.
_______ the families of our
neighborhood were excited
about the people who moved
into the Blake’s house.
To put it briefly
Since
Consequently
Choose the best transition
_________ they learned their
new student was from
California.
Eventually
Overall
To demonstrate
Choose the best
transition
Polls show that the Beatles are the
most popular singing group of this
century. ________________ ,
there are country music fans who
would disagree.
In particular
However
For instance
Choose the best transition
There are some slight variations
in climate, but
________________ mild
winters can be expected in the
South.
consequently
otherwise
as a rule
Choose the best transition
The two larger cities,
________________ Knoxville and
Chattanooga, are in East
Tennessee.
finally
namely
in summary
Choose the best transition
It is clear, therefore, that Robert’s
grades in English will improve only
slowly due to his hard work.
______________ the problems he is
experiencing in algebra, the outlook is
slightly less optimistic.
Furthermore
In comparison
With reference to
Choose the best
transition
It was announced that teachers'
working hours would be longer
than other professions.
______________ , even fewer
new teachers are expected to join
the profession.
As a result
So that
Likewise
Choose the best transition
Sales of cassettes have dropped
over the past 12 months.
_____________ , CDs have seen
an increase in sales.
Above all
Correspondingly
In contrast
Choose the best transition
The mayor explained that tax
collection was down, it would be
necessary to freeze salaries at their
current level. ______________ , no-
one was getting a pay rise.
Nevertheless
In other words
Similarly
Choose the best transition
In order to try to reduce car use in the
inner cities, the government has
announced new restrictions and,
______________ , a new tax on
individual car use.
as well as
in addition
in the same way
Choose the best transition
Homework must be handed in by
the deadline, ______________
they will not be graded.
obviously
otherwise
as a result
Choose the best transition
______________ it has been
shown that many accidents occur
on motorcycles, the use of
helmets should be required.
Nevertheless
Because
Even though
