Connect Your Ideas: Transition Words for Grade 3  

This Grade 3 worksheet helps students understand transition words—special words that connect ideas, show order, explain reasons, and make writing flow smoothly. Designed for young learners, it introduces how words like first, then, next, because, so, however, and finally help sentences and paragraphs sound clear and organized. Through guided practice, students learn to identify transition words, choose the right one for each situation, and use them confidently in sentences and short paragraphs.  

Why Transition Words Matter in Grammar?  

Learning transition words is important for Grade 3 students because transition words help ideas move smoothly from one sentence to the next, they show time order, cause and effect, and sequence clearly, they make writing more organized and easier to understand, and they help children write better stories, explanations, and paragraphs.  

What’s Inside This Worksheet?  

This worksheet includes five well-structured activities to strengthen idea-connecting skills:  

✏️ Exercise 1 – Identify Transition Words  
Students read sentences and circle the transition words, learning to spot words that connect ideas. Example: First, we finished our homework.  

🧠 Exercise 2 – Multiple Choice Selection  
Students choose the sentence that uses the correct transition word, reinforcing correct usage and meaning.  

✍️ Exercise 3 – Sentence Rewriting  
Learners rewrite pairs of ideas using suitable transition words such as time, sequence, or cause-and-effect words.  

📝 Exercise 4 – Fill in the Blanks (Passage-Based)  
Students complete a daily routine passage by filling in appropriate transition words, applying them in real-life context.  

📖 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing  
Students write a paragraph on My Favourite Hobby using transition words to connect ideas smoothly.  

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Exercise 1 – Identify Transition Words  
1. First  
2. Then  
3. so  
4. instead  
5. however  
6. Next  
7. Finally  
8. Meanwhile  
9. therefore  
10. Also  

Exercise 2 – Multiple Choice  
1. a) Riya packed her bag before she left.  
2. b) Ravi studied so he understood better.  
3. a) The bell rang before the class lined up.  
4. a) Meera drew a picture then coloured it.  
5. a) We were tired so we kept walking.  
6. b) Asha cleaned the desk but arranged books.  
7. a) Neha wanted to play but it rained.  
8. a) The dog barked after the bus stopped.  
9. a) We washed hands before eating lunch.  
10. a) The class practised and shared ideas.  

Exercise 3 – Sentence Rewriting (Sample Answers)  
1. We ate lunch and then we played.  
2. Ravi read a book and then he slept.  
3. Meera drew a picture and then she painted it.  
4. Riya was late because it rained.  
5. It was hot so we rested.  
6. Asha lost her pen so she borrowed one.  
7. They tried hard and finally they won.  
8. The teacher explained so we understood.  
9. The bell rang and then the class lined up.  
10. Raj looked tired so he sat down.  

Exercise 4 – Fill in the Blanks (Sample Answers)  
First, Then, so, next, because, After that, Then, Next, because, Finally, because  

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing  
Answers may vary.  

Help your child write clear, well-connected sentences and paragraphs by mastering transition words with this Grade 3 worksheet.  

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