Linking and transition words worksheets
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Transition words are the road signs of writing: also adds, however turns, therefore concludes, meanwhile runs alongside. Choose the sign that matches the turn.
Seven grades, four different sets of sentences: 3rd to 6th grade share one. Print one here, or open a grade for examples and teaching notes.
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2nd grade
Second graders choose basic linking words (also, then, but, because) that connect two sentences honestly, W.2.1's linking words in action.
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3rd grade
Third graders use the wider set (however, meanwhile, for example, therefore) and name what each one signals.
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4th grade Core grade
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Fourth graders choose precise transitions for adding, contrast, cause, and example, W.4.2.c, at essay speed.
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5th grade
Fifth graders link ideas within and across paragraphs, W.5.2.c, with transitions that carry real logical weight.
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6th grade
Sixth graders deploy transitions with judgment, knowing when a however earns its place and when the ideas link themselves.
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7th grade
A transition word tells the reader how the next sentence relates to the last one: it adds, contrasts, explains a cause, or marks a sequence. Seventh grade moves past also and but to the academic connectors an essay needs, including nevertheless, consequently, and conversely.
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8th grade
A transition word tells the reader how the next sentence relates to the last one. Eighth grade separates relationships that sit close together: admitting a point (granted, even so) versus a plain contrast (on the other hand), correcting a claim (on the contrary) versus replacing something (instead), and restating (in other words) versus giving an example (for instance).
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