This is a simple fill-in-the-blank worksheet for reviewing various transition words/phrases.
Transitions: Review
Fill in the blanks, using each of these transition words/phrases one time. (Sample answers on p. 80 of Write Right: Transitions).
For this reason Despite the fact that No matter
Due to Consequently As a result
In spite of Regardless of Owing to
- _______________________ who wins the election, the public will be disappointed.
- _______________________ the President promised not to raise taxes, I think that he will probably raise them this year.
- _______________________ my interest in the law, I want to be a lawyer.
- Taiwan’s President is pro-China. _______________________, there are now direct flights to China.
- There are now direct flights to China. _______________________, it is much more convenient to travel.
- _______________________ where I am, I try to email my mother every day.
- _______________________ the price of gas, I will still drive my car to work every day.
- My cat ate some poison. _______________________, he got sick and died.
- _______________________ the poison, he got sick and died.