Ielts Linking Word Exercise

Students will be able to exercise some useful linking words of IELTS as part of sentence completion. 1. Mr. Kyut is poor; ___, his cousin Katey is rich. a. therefore b. otherwise c. however 2. Youd better take a taxi cab ___, you wll be late. a. Consequently b. In addition c. Otherwise 3. I very much enjoy going through this new daily magazine. ___, it has some good writings. a. Moreover b. Nevertheless c. Consequently 4. Jimmy was not tired. ___, he only took a nap. a. Therefore b. Hence c. Nevertheless 5. Paul was not thirsty at all; ___, he drank three glasses of water. a. however b. moreover c. secondly 6. The kids of the class 5 did not study. ___, they failed the course of Mr. Kaile. a. Therefore b. Nonetheless c. On the other hand 7. The weather of Bangladesh was terrible. ___, we decided to delay our trip to Dhaka. a. Subsequently b. Besides c. Therefore 8. You must buy the tickets of IPL semi finals; ___, we wont be able to see the play. a. otherwise b. although c. besides 9. The occupants of this area is not very interesting. I like the house atmosphere, ___. a. moreover b. thus c. though 10.We live in the same building under the same roof for almost 3 years; ___, we hardly see each other daily. a. however b. therefore c. furthermore 11. He couldn't earn sufficient amount of money to run his family. ___, his wife decided to get a job. a. Moreover b. Therefore c. Although 12. This house is not big enough for us to live comfortably, and ___, its too much expensive. a. furthermore b. hence c. although

13. _____ the literacy rate of City A increased dramatically in the first quarter, it decreased sharply in the second quarter. a. Though b. Instead c. However 14. The commodity price soared ______ the share price plummeted. a. After b. But c. Furthermore 15. You should work hard _______ you will fail to earn the PhD degree. a. Hence b. Otherwise c. Though 16. ________ walking long distance, Mr. Leon was panting. a. As a result of b. Becasue c. However 17. _____ terrible weather, the students could not reach school on time. a. As c. Although d. Due to 18. The town was having difficulties in attaining growth, _____ the mass people was not satisfied at all. a. Hence b. After c. Then if you want to get a complete list of useful Linking words for IELTS, then you can find those in http://www.bukisa.com/articles/493886_ielts-linking-words-collection

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