Linking words for speaking & Writing

Words that can be used to show effect:

 Therefore
 Thus
 Consequently
 Accordingly
Words that can be used to show purpose:
 In order that
 So that
 To that end
 To this end
 For this purpose
Words that can be used to add information:
 Again
 Also
 As well
 Next
 Another
 And
 Besides
 Finally
 For instance
 More over
 Along with
 In addition
 For example
 Additionally
  Other
 Furthermore
 First
 Firstly
 Second
 Secondly
 Last
 Lastly
 In the second place
 Even more
 And
 Or
 Nor
 Too
Words that can be used to emphasize a point:
 Again
 To repeat truly
 In fact
 Especially
 To emphasize for this reason
Words that can be used to show a cause:
 Because
 Since
 For that reason
Words that can be used to contrast two things:
 But
 However
 Still
  Yet
 Although
 Otherwise
 On the other hand
 Even though
 And
 Yet
 Nevertheless
 After all
 On the contrary
 Notwithstanding
 At the same time
Words that can be used to clarify:
 That is
 For instance
 In other words
 Simply
 State to clarify
 Put another way
 To illustrate the point
 Seems
 Clear from this
Words that can be used to summarize:
 Finally
 Lastly
 As a result
 Therefore
 All in all
  In conclusion
Words can be used to show time:
 While
 After
 At
 Before
 During
 First
 Second
 Third
 Fourth
 Now
 Until
 Mean while
 Today
 This morning
 Tomorrow
 Next week
 Yesterday
 Soon
 Later
 Afterword
 About
 Finally
 Then
 Next
 As soon as
 When
 Suddenly
  Immediately
 So far
 Earlier
 Sometimes
 Following at length
 This time
 Never
 Subsequently
Words that can be used to show or to compare two things:
 Likewise
 Like
 Also
 As
 While
 Similarly
 In the same way
 By the same token
 In like manner
 In similar fashion
Words that can be used to show location:
 Above
 Across
 Against
 Along
 Among
 Around
 Between
 Beyond
 By
 Down
 In back of
 In front of
 Inside
 Into
 Near
 Off
 Beside
 Onto
 On top of
 Outside
 Over
 Throughout
 To the right
 Under
 Here
 There
 Nearby
 Wherever
 Opposite to