Connectors Exercises

Connectors and linking words are the glue that holds your English together. Without them, sentences sit in isolation — with them, ideas flow naturally from one to the next. Conjunctions like "and", "but", and "because" join clauses within a sentence, while sentence connectors such as "however", "therefore", and "in addition" link ideas across sentences and paragraphs. Whether you are writing an essay, giving a presentation, or having a conversation, choosing the right connector makes your English clearer and more persuasive.

This section offers over 380 connectors and linking words exercises with answers, organised into six topics that progress from basic conjunctions at A1 to advanced discourse markers at B2. Start with coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, then work through "so" and "such" for emphasis, contrast and concession linkers (despite, although, however), agreement responses (So do I / Neither do I), ellipsis and substitution for avoiding repetition, and finally discourse markers for academic writing and formal register. Every exercise set is available as an interactive multiple choice quiz online, a printable worksheet, and a downloadable PDF.

Whether you are preparing for Cambridge B1 Preliminary, B2 First, or IELTS, or simply want to write more cohesive paragraphs, these exercises cover all the connectives, linkers, and sentence connectors you need — from A1 basics to B2 advanced.