Transitional Words
LINKING WORDS OR CONNECTIVE DEVICES
By Mr. Hussain Ullah
Lesson Outline
Transitional Words
Types of Transition
Time Element in Narratives
Practice
Today, we'll
learn to:
Recognize different transitional
words and their major functions The
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Use appropriate and varied transitions means t "
to link ideas in a story ime
Improve text organization through
transitional words
Can you guess the missing words?
Once upon a time, a town was preparing to go to the royal ball except for a girl
named Cinderella. As soon as her stepmother and stepsisters left for the ball,
Cinderella's fairy godmother magically appeared. F i r s t , the fairy turned
a plump pumpkin into a grand carriage. T h e n , she transformed Cinderella's
tattered clothes into a beautiful, sparkling gown.
L a s t l y , she gave her a pair of glass shoes that fits perfectly.
“Time to go, dear child," she said to Cinderella. “But be back before
midnight, or everything will return to how it once was."
If you are to retell your favorite story, what
would you keep and change in the plot?
Can you guess the missing words?
Once upon a time, a town was preparing to go to the royal ball except for a girl
named Cinderella. As soon as her stepmother and stepsisters left for the ball,
Cinderella's fairy godmother magically appeared. F i r s t , the fairy turned
a plump pumpkin into a grand carriage. T h e n , she transformed Cinderella's
tattered clothes into a beautiful, sparkling gown.
L a s t l y , she gave her a pair of glass shoes that fits perfectly.
“Time to go, dear child," she said to Cinderella. “But be back before
midnight, or everything will return to how it once was."
First, then, and lastly are examples of transitional words.
Transitional words
are like traffic signs...
These words tell the reader when to
go forward, slow down, turn around,
and stop.
In paragraphs, they guide the reader
from one idea to the next. That's
why they are used in arranging
events in chronological order.
...and act
like bridges
They connect one idea to
another, moving from
one point to the next
discussion, or from one
paragraph to another.
Types of Transitional Words
Emphasis Time Illustrate
indeed, truly, of course, before, then, once, for example, for
certainly, surely, next, last, at last, instance, namely, to
illustrate, in other words
Add Contrast Similarity
And, in addition to, But, however, Similarly, likewise,
furthermore, nevertheless, in spite in like fashion, in like
moreover, besides of, on the other hand manner, as well as
To indicate Beginning
sequence or First
Once upon a time,
order At the beginning
Middle
Second
Next
Then
Ending
Finally
In the end
At last
The Hare and the Tortoise
Read the story and study how the underlined transitional words were used.
In the forest, a hare And so they
and tortoise live. challenged each other
First, they did not to a race. Confident
like each other that the hare will not
because of their lose, he took a nap
differences. while the tortoise
One is proud of his continued slowly but
speed, while the steadily. Later on, the
other takes things tortoise overtook him
slowly. and won.
The Hare and the Tortoise
How did the underlined words help you understand the story?
Feeling In the end, they
disappointed, the decided to race again.
hare challenged But this time, they
the hare again and helped each other.
began to run fast The tortoise helped
without stopping. the hare cross the
Soon, the hare river while the hare
outperformed the carried the tortoise.
tortoise. Together, they
reached the finish line.
Something
to “Pun"der
What would a clock be if it didn’t
have any numbers? Timeless!
Transitional words are used
commonly in stories to add
meaning to the time element of
the story.
Which comes first?
Rearrange the events in their correct order to complete the story. Then, identify the transitional words used for each paragraph.
Soon, Jean got sick and had to rest. She longed to play outside, but she had
to listen to her mother. After recovering, Jean, with Lane and their friends
in school, play again outside on a sunny day.
One day, when Lane found out it was raining outside, she was excited. She
asked her sister, "Jean, do you want to play outside?"
Both went out and soaked in the rain. They played with water on the roads.
Splish-splash, drip-drop, thump-thump! They watched the raindrops
hitting the ground.
Which comes first?
Rearrange the events in their correct order to complete the story. Then, identify the transitional words used for each paragraph.
One day, when Lane found out it was raining outside, she was excited. She
asked her sister, "Jean, do you want to play outside?"
Both went out and soaked in the rain. They played with water on the roads.
Splish-splash, drip-drop, thump-thump! They watched the raindrops
hitting the ground.
Soon, Jean got sick and had to rest. She longed to play outside, but she had
to listen to her mother. After recovering, Jean, with Lane and their friends
in school, play again outside on a sunny day.
Summary
Transition Types Examples
Words that show Some types of Common transitional
the relationship transitional words words:
between ideas and based on function: first
guide the readers emphasis, time, next
through a sentence illustrate, add, then
or paragraph contrast, and afterwards
similarity finally
Writing Wizard
A strange creature just crashed
and landed in your backyard.
What happens next? Complete
your story using appropriate
transitional words.
Thank You!
