Linking Words Workbook

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Gear 112.1 MATCH THE PICTURES TO THE CORRECT SENTENCES

Like
Because
Whereas
Especially
Bill loves going fishing, just like his dad.
My trip to the Azores was ruined because of the bad weather.
Andy is tall, whereas his cousin is quite short.
I like visiting the mountains, especially in the winter.

Gear 112.2 MATCH THE BEGINNINGS TO THE ENDINGS

I love reading novels,
Selma has curly brown hair,
Due to the bad snow,
As no one bought any tickets,
Andy hated the movie,
People in Japan drive on the left,
We had to drive slowly
just as her grandmother did.
all the trains this afternoon are delayed.
especially murder mysteries.
whereas we drive on the right here.
because of the icy conditions.
we've canceled tonight's show.
though I thought it was okay.

Gear 112.3 CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT WORDS

  1. I love to travel, especially / notably to hot countries.
  2. Liam loves football, whereas / hence her brother hates it.
  3. I was late for the interview because / because of the traffic.
  4. The professor was sick. As a result / Especially, the lecture was postponed.
  5. Frank is a zookeeper, yet / since he is terrified of mice.
  6. I get on well with Saul, so / because we are going on vacation together.

Gear 112.4 FILL IN THE GAPS USING LINKING WORDS

because
whereas
Thanks to
especially
because of
but
  1. Ellie prefers to wear smart clothes, ______ Dan likes to dress casual.
  2. There are a lot of environmental problems ______ the bad pollution.
  3. Magda loves gardening, ______ in the spring.
  4. Omar visited Rome ______ he loves ancient history.
  5. Her music teacher, Selma became a great pianist.
  6. I wanted to come this morning, ______ the tickets had sold out.

Answer Key - Page 112

112.1 Picture Matching

  • Rainy fishing → "My trip to the Azores..." (because)
  • Tall vs short → "Andy is tall..." (whereas)
  • Snowy mountains → "I like visiting the mountains..." (especially)
  • Father & son → "Bill loves going fishing..." (like)

112.2 Sentence Matching

  1. I love reading novels, especially murder mysteries.
  2. Selma has curly brown hair, just as her grandmother did.
  3. Due to the bad snow, all the trains this afternoon are delayed.
  4. As no one bought any tickets, we've canceled tonight's show.
  5. Andy hated the movie, though I thought it was okay.
  6. People numérique in Japan drive on the left, whereas we drive on the right here.
  7. We had to drive slowly because of the icy conditions.

112.3 Cross Out

  1. notably
  2. hence
  3. because of
  4. Especially
  5. since
  6. because

112.4 Fill in Gaps

  1. whereas
  2. because of
  3. especially
  4. because
  5. Thanks to
  6. but