Here's the correct solution for the “Transition Words Practice” worksheet, with explanations for each choice:
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1. Jane bought a new dress last year. ______ She didn’t wear it.
✔ Answer: However
🔹 *Explanation:* “However” shows contrast — she bought the dress, but didn’t wear it. It’s the best transition to show this unexpected or opposite outcome.
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2. John likes jazz music. Michael likes jazz music, ______
✔ Answer: too
🔹 *Explanation:* “Too” means “also” and is used at the end of a sentence to add that Michael shares the same preference as John. (You could also use “also,” but “too” fits better grammatically here at the end.)
*Note:* “Also” would go before the verb: “Michael also likes jazz music.” Since the blank is at the end, “too” is correct.
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3. ______ Cheetahs, zebras are herbivore animals.
✔ Answer: Unlike
🔹 *Explanation:* “Unlike” introduces a contrast — cheetahs are carnivores, but zebras are herbivores. So we’re contrasting them. “Unlike cheetahs…” sets up that difference.
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4. New York is a huge city. Los Angeles city is ______ enormous. ______ have a lot of population.
✔ First blank: also
✔ Second blank: Both
🔹 *Explanation:*
- First blank: “also” fits naturally — “Los Angeles city is also enormous” (meaning it shares the quality of being huge).
- Second blank: “Both” refers to New York and Los Angeles together — “Both have a lot of population.”
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5. ______ to Guanacaste, the Atlantic coast in Costa Rica has beautiful beaches.
✔ Answer: Similar
🔹 *Explanation:* “Similar to Guanacaste” means the Atlantic coast shares qualities with Guanacaste — both have beautiful beaches. This transition shows likeness or comparison.
*(Note: “Similar” is not followed by “as” in this context — “similar to” is the correct phrase.)*
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6. My friends were skiing in Aspen during their vacations ______ my family and I were enjoying the attractions at Disney parks.
✔ Answer: while
🔹 *Explanation:* “While” shows two actions happening at the same time — friends skiing, and you at Disney. It contrasts activities happening simultaneously.
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✔ Final Answers Summary:
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However
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too
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Unlike
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also,
Both
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Similar
6.
while
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