What are Transition Words? Definition and Examples for 7th Grade

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔗 Transition words connect ideas, sentences, and paragraphs.
• ✍️ They help your writing flow smoothly and logically.
• ➕ They show relationships between ideas, like addition, contrast, cause, and effect.
• 🗓️ Some common transition words include: "also", "however", "therefore", "for example", "in addition", "meanwhile".
• 💡 Use them to guide your reader through your thoughts!

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is NOT a transition word?
   1. Therefore
   2. Because
   3. Elephant
   4. However
2. Which transition word shows addition?
   1. However
   2. In addition
   3. Therefore
   4. Although
3. Which transition word shows contrast?
   1. For example
   2. Furthermore
   3. However
   4. Also
4. Which sentence uses a transition word correctly?
   1. I like cats, sandwich I like dogs.
   2. I like cats, therefore, I like dogs.
   3. I like cats because I like dogs.
   4. I like cats, but I like dogs, however.
5. Which transition word indicates a result?
   1. Similarly
   2. Therefore
   3. For instance
   4. Besides
6. Which of the following is a transition word used to introduce an example?
   1. In conclusion
   2. For example
   3. Nevertheless
   4. Firstly
7. Which transition word would best connect the following sentences: "It was raining heavily. ______ , we decided to stay inside."
   1. Similarly
   2. Therefore
   3. However
   4. Besides