The Indian Public School -Cambridge International

Grade 8 English worksheet

Discourse markers
Name: _________________ Sec: __________ Date: _____________
Learning objective: To help students practise the usage of discourse markers.
Marks: 20
Choose the correct discourse markers to complete the sentences below. (10 marks)
as a matter of fact
1. A: Did he look sad? B: No, , he was really cheerful.

Regarding
2. your question about our mobile rates, I have attached a
document where you can see all our rate plans.
By the way
3. Well, I think we can declare the meeting closed. , who's going
to have lunch at the canteen today?
Basically
4. the most qualified candidates always get the best jobs.
after all
5. I will help him, , he has always been there for me.
by the way
6. The interiors are beautiful and , they have designed them
themselves.
whereas
7. The north of the country is industrialised and rich the south
is quite poor, with an economy based on agriculture.
Incidentally
8. , our objective is improving productivity and product quality
at the same time.
All in all
9. , we could say that the charity dinner was a success.
otherwise
10. We'd better find a quick solution to this crisis, our customers
will start to lose faith in us.
Choose the correct discourse markers for each gap below. (10 marks)
1. _______ we liked the technical support we received from the three
companies, although X-Tech and Fast-on were a bit faster.
a. On the whole
b. After all
c. All in all
d. On the whole / All in all

2. Tom is the most ill-mannered and disrespectful person I know. _______, he's
always lying.

a. Furthermore
 b. Actually
c. In other words
d. Basically

3. I saw Jerry and Cath today. _______ Jerry, do you know that he's going to
Australia on a business trip next week?

a. Regarding
b. Talking of
c. Otherwise
d. As far as is concerned

4. You should help her in whatever she may need; _______, she's your sister.

a. in other words
b. incidentally
c. otherwise
d. after all

5. I think Jacky needs to talk to you about some business. _______, she's lost a few
pounds and looks fantastic.

a. As a matter of fact
b. By the way / Incidentally
c. By the way
d. Incidentally

6. _______ social media marketing is concerned, it's maybe one of the areas of
marketing which is changing faster.

a. As far as
b. As regards
c. In other words
d. In fact

7. The game has a single button, _______, the player has to push just one button in
order to play.

a. after all
b. basically
c. at least
d. that is to say

8. I wanted to save some money, but I ______ lost a lot of money.

 a. obviously
b. incidentally
c. actually
d. at least

9. He may not be very good, but _______ he tries hard.

a. at least
b. that is to say
c. whereas
d. what is more

10 He complains very often, but he has _______ nothing to complain about.

a. at least
b. furthermore
c. besides
d. in fact