Transitional Words

LINKING WORDS OR CONNECTIVE DEVICES

 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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“Chron
Use appropriate and varied transitions means "
to link ideas in a story time

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,
F i r s t
Cinderella's fairy godmother magically appeared. , the fairy
T h e n
turned a plump pumpkin into a grand carriage. , 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,
F i r s t
Cinderella's fairy godmother magically appeared. , the fairy
T h e n
turned a plump pumpkin into a grand carriage. , 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 in like fashion, in like
moreover, besides spite of, on the other manner, as well as
hand
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
First, they did not other to a race.
like each other Confident that the
because of their hare will not lose, he
differences. took a nap while the
One is proud of his tortoise continued
speed, while the slowly but steadily.
other takes things Later on, the tortoise
slowly. overtook him 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.
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