LINKING WORDS - WORKSHEET With Answers
LINKING WORDS - WORKSHEET With Answers
LINKING WORDS - WORKSHEET With Answers
4. John bought the watch, despite the fact that it was expensive.
11. Although she was cold, she went for a long walk.
12. She was cold. She went for a long walk, however.
13. The restaurant has a good reputation. However, the food was terrible.
14. Despite the restaurant's good reputation, the food was terrible.
15. Although the restaurant has a good reputation, the food was terrible.
Dear Jane,
It's wonderful to hear from you. Of course I remember you, ALTHOUGH it's been over ten years since or last meeting.
Who gave you my address? It was great to learn a bit about you and your family. You asked what I'm doing at the
moment, SO here's some of my news.
First of all - I married John! I know you never liked him very much, SO you'll probably be pleased to hear that we're now
divorced. HOWEVER, we still see each other a lot BECAUSE we have two children. The twins are now six and they're
good boys, ALTHOUGH of course, they're sometimes a bit difficult to handle.
We moved from Birmingham BECAUSE I didn't want the boys to grow up in a big city. Now, we live in an old farmhouse
in Wales. It's really beautiful BUT it's expensive to look after BECAUSE it's so old. ALTHOUGH John still lives in
Birmingham, he often visits and the boys always spend part of their holidays with him.
I know you're busy BUT I'd love to see you again. Maybe you can come over and meet my new husband. Yes, I'm married
again. Do you remember Harry King ? ALTHOUGH I could never get on with him when we were young, we somehow fell
in love. We got married a year ago.
I can't wait to hear more of your news, SO write very soon.
We use linking words to join ideas together when we're talking or writing. Sometimes we want to show that one thing
happened because of another thing. We can use linking words like 'because' or 'since' or 'due to' to do this.
We can use these words at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence. They are used in front of a clause (a clause has
at least a subject and a verb that agrees with the subject). They go before the reason. If they are at the beginning of the
sentence, we put a comma in the middle to separate the clauses.
Because
Since = de vreme ce
For
We can also use 'for' to mean 'because'. This is very literary and we don't really use it in spoken English. 'For' can only go
in the middle of the two clauses. We often add a comma before it.
6. As she hated cats, she wasn't happy when her husband bought three kittens.
12. I was very happy with my present, as it was exactly what I wanted.
13. Keiko ordered her meal without meat, since she is a vegetarian.
20. Because of his great cooking, we love going to dinner at Taka's house.
Moreover =
on the other hand =
at least =
however =
besides =
firstly =
whereas =
then =
actually =
though
1. I had a terrible day at work and lost my umbrella too. I spoke to that nice guy who works in the coffee
shop at last!
2. Television turns people into lazy couch potatoes. , there are some educational programmes on.
4. the film was a little boring, we still had a nice evening out.
5. I've always known Caroline as a mean person. , she lent me $10 yesterday without me having to ask twice!
6. I got up at 9 o'clock yesterday and had a cold shower. , I had breakfast and left for work.
8. Why do you think I don't want to go out tonight. , I would be delighted to get out of the house.
9. You should go to university as it gives you a chance to meet so many new people. , it gives you the chance
10. I don't want to go to the football game. Football bores me and I don't want to pay $40 for a ticket. , look at