Linking words and phrases

Although some of these words have already been mentioned as

sentence connectors, they can also be used to develop
coherence within a paragraph, that is linking one idea /
argument to another.

Sequence Result Emphasis

 First / firstly,  So  Undoubtedly
second /  As a result  Indeed
secondly,  As a  Obviously
third / thirdly consequence  Generally
etc (of)  Admittedly
 Next, last,  Therefore  In fact
finally  Thus  Particularly /
 In addition,  Consequently in particular
moreover  Hence  Especially
 Further /  Due to  Clearly
furthermore  Importantly
 Another
 Also
 In
conclusion
 To
summarise

Addition Reason Example

 And  For  For example
 In addition /  Because  For instance
additionally /  Since  That is (ie)
an additional  As  Such as
 Furthermore  Because of  Including
 Also  Namely
 Too
 As well as

Contrast Comparison
 However  Similarly
 Nevertheless  Likewise
 Nonetheless  Also
 Still  Like
 Although /  Just as
even though  Just like
 Though  Similar to
 But  Same as
 Yet  Compare
 Despite / in  compare(d)
spite of to / with
 In contrast  Not only...but
(to) / in also
comparison
 While
  Whereas
 On the other
hand
 On the
contrary

Worksheet. FCE :

1. Write 5 sentences using the linking words.

2. Write a short paragraph (using transitions and linking words)

about this past weekend. A. what did you do? Where did you
go? did you have time to study? Etc.