15 English Transition Words Quiz Quizzes

1. He had hoped to be the next American Idol ____________ he was not a very good singer

A. Unfortunately,

B. Furthermore,

C. For instance,

D. Additionally,

2. Las Vegas is usually warm and dry ____________ Seattle is often cool and rainy

A. In contrast,

B. Therefore,

C. In spite of,

D. For example,

3. She didn’t enjoy running the confidence course ____________ she always did her best

A. For example,

B. However,

C. Instead,

D. Even so,

4. Jimi Hendrix’s show-closing performance at Woodstock was delayed by bad weather ____________ most of the audience had already gone home

A. Thus,

B. As a result,

C. In the meantime,

D. Later,

5. Michael got into trouble in Mrs Sanderson’s class ____________ he got into trouble in all of his classes

A. On the other hand,

B. In spite of that,

C. As a matter of fact,

D. In other words,

6. Oh, I hope I have enough money to buy lunch ____________ I’ll have to eat this sardine and onion sandwich my mom made

A. As a result,

B. Otherwise,

C. Consequently,

D. On the other hand,

7. I like frogs ____________ I prefer soft, cuddly, stuffed-animal frogs to slimy, live, jumpy ones

A. But,

B. In other words,

C. Being that,

D. Eventually,

8. Mr Bing said he would pay me on Saturday or Sunday of this week ____________ I will have my money by the end of this weekend

A. However,

B. Above all,

C. Afterwards,

D. Either way,

9. He was an outstanding President ____________ he may have been the best President of them all

A. However

B. In fact

C. Then

D. For instance

10. His presidency was brought down by scandal ____________ he was a pretty good bowler

A. On occasion,

B. For example,

C. On the bright side,

D. Then,

11. I had forgotten I had a container of yogurt in the back of the fridge ____________ it went moldy

A. Instead,

B. Subsequently,

C. On the other hand,

D. Actually,

12. My English class lasts 75 minutes ____________ my science class only lasts 55 minutes

A. Otherwise,

B. Nevertheless,

C. Because of that,

D. In contrast,

13. I used to think Pokemon Go was the best game ever ____________ I now think that Fortnite is the best

A. By way of example,

B. For instance,

C. Therefore,

D. However,

14. I have eighty-eight baseball cards in my collection ____________ I also have seventy-three football cards

A. For example,

B. In addition,

C. In other words,

D. Furthermore,

15. My brother, Miguel, enjoys fishing with my dad ____________ I prefer white-wing hunting