exercises: practise using conjunctions and transition words:

despite, in spite of, although and even though (contrast)

• exercise 1: drag and drop: match the two halves of the sentences
• exercise 2: fill in despite, in spite of, although or even though
• exercise 3: choose although or in spite of
• exercise 4: choose in spite of, despite or although 
• exercise 5: choose despite, in spite of, although, though or even though 
• exercise 6: choose although, though, despite or however
• exercise 7: fill in despite, in spite of, although or even though

to, in order to, so that and for (purpose)

• exercise 1: choose to, in order to, so that or for
• exercise 2: fill in to, in order to or so that
• exercise 3: choose to, in order to, so that or for (scroll down the page)

if, unless and in case (condition)

• exercise 1: fill in unless, in case of, in case or as long as
• exercise 2: choose if or unless
• exercise 3: choose in case or unless

if (condition) and when (time)

• exercise 1: choose if or when
• exercise 2: choose if or when

therefore, since, so, consequently, due to, since, because, as a result en consequently (cause and effect)

• exercise 1: choose therefore, since, so, consequently, due to, since, because, as a result or consequently
• exercise 2: create full sentences using because, as a result, since, therefore en due to
• exercise 3: choose because (of), due to (the fact that), owing to (the fact that), since, as, therefore, consequently, as a result or so

after, when, while, as soon as, etc (time)

• exercise 1: create full sentences using until, when, while, as soon as, before, whenever, the moment and (soon) after
• exercise 2: choose when or while

and, but, so and because (elementary)

• exercise 1: choose and, but or because
• exercise 2: choose and, but, so or because
• exercise 3: choose and, but, so or because
• exercise 4: fill in and, but, so or because

Two conjunctions and transition words (elementary)

• exercise 1: choose and or but 
• exercise 2: fill in and or but 
• exercise 3: choose but or though
• exercise 4: choose because or though
• exercise 5: choose because or so
• exercise 6: drag the phrases on the right to complete the sentences on the left beginning with while en unless
• exercise 7: choose as soon as, unless or if
• exercise 8: choose unless or if

Various conjunctions and transition words

• exercise 1: two exercises for practising linking words such as although, as soon as, because, before, in case, in spite of, so that, unless, until and while
• exercise 2: make one sentence from two using a linking word
• exercise 3: make one sentence from two using a linking word
• exercise 4: choose the correct linking word(s) to complete each sentence
• exercise 5: choose the correct linking word(s) to complete each sentence
• exercise 6: choose the correct linking word
• exercise 7: choose moreover, nevertheless or thus
• exercise 8: choose and, that, because, but, if, or, than or when
• exercise 9: fill in and, but , or or so