Linking Words in

the Speaking Test

LESS FORMAL AND MORE FORMAL

ADDITION ADDITION
AND  FURTHERMORE
ALSO  WHAT IS MORE
ANOTHER THING IS MOREOVER

COMPARISON COMPARISON
LIKE COMPARATIVELY
COMPARED TO 
JUST LIKE 
ALSO

SEQUENCING  SEQUENCING
FIRST  FURTHERMORE
TO BEGIN WITH  IN ADDITION
FINALLY  MOREOVER
LASTLY

EXEMPLIFICATION EXEMPLIFICATION
LIKE TO ILLUSTRATE
SUCH AS NAMELY
JUST LIKE (for example and for instance
are acceptable but don't
overuse)

RESULT RESULT
AS A RESULT THUS
SO HENCE
THEREFORE
DUE TO
 Linking Words in
the Speaking Test
LESS FORMAL AND MORE FORMAL

CONTRAST CONTRAST
BUT  IN CONTRAST
YET ON THE CONTRARY
STILL CONTRASTLY

QUALIFY QUALIFY
BUT  TO QUALIFY
THOUGH
EXCEPT
UNLESS

REFORMULATION REFORMULATION
IN OTHER WORDS TO REFORMULATE
TO PUT IT ANOTHER WAY
RATHER
THAT'S TO SAY

HIGHLIGHT HIGHLIGHT
ESPECIALLY IN PARTICULAR 
MAINLY PARTICULARLY

TRANSITION TRANSITION
AS FOR WITH REGARD TO 
NOW TURNING TO
WITH REFERENCE TO