Transition Words Quiz
Preview:
I had forgotten I had a container of yogurt in the back of the fridge. ________________ it went moldy.
A. Instead,
B. Subsequently,
C. On the other hand,
D. Actually,
He was an outstanding President. _______ he may have been the best President of them all.
A. However
B. In fact
C. Then
D. For instance
He had hoped to be the next American Idol. _____________ he was not a very good singer.
A. Unfortunately,
B. Furthermore,
C. For instance,
D. Additionally,
Michael got into trouble in Mrs. Sanderson’s class. _________ he got into trouble in all of his classes.
A. On the other hand,
B. In spite of that,
C. As a matter of fact,
D. In other words,
She didn’t enjoy running the confidence course. ________ she always did her best.
A. For example,
B. However,
C. Instead,
D. Even so,
Las Vegas is usually warm and dry.
____________ Seattle is often cool and rainy.
A. In contrast,
B. Therefore,
C. In spite of,
D. For example,
I have eighty-eight baseball cards in my collection.
____________ I also have seventy-three football cards.
A. For example,
B. In addition,
C. In other words,
D. Furthermore,
I like frogs. ________ I prefer soft, cuddly, stuffed-animal frogs to slimy, live, jumpy ones.
A. But,
B. In other words,
C. Being that,
D. Eventually,
Mr. Bing said he would pay me on Saturday or Sunday of this week. ________ I will have my money by the end of this weekend.
A. However,
B. Above all,
C. Afterwards,
D. Either way,
My English class lasts 75 minutes. ________________ my science class only lasts 55 minutes.
A. Otherwise,
B. Nevertheless,
C. Because of that,
D. In contrast,
Jimi Hendrix’s show-closing performance at Woodstock was delayed by bad weather. _________ most of the audience had already gone home.
A. Thus,
B. As a result,
C. In the meantime,
D. Later,
Oh, I hope I have enough money to buy lunch. ___________ I’ll have to eat this sardine and onion sandwich my mom made.
A. As a result,
B. Otherwise,
C. Consequently,
D. On the other hand,
My brother, Miguel, enjoys fishing with my dad. _____________ I prefer white-wing hunting.
A. Then,
B. Whereas,
C. Besides,
D. In any case,
His presidency was brought down by scandal. ______________ he was a pretty good bowler.
A. On occasion,
B. For example,
C. On the bright side,
D. Then,
I used to think Pokemon Go was the best game ever. _______I now think that Fortnite is the best.
A. By way of example,
B. For instance,
C. Therefore,
D. However,