Common connective words!!

Familiarity with these words would be useful in all IELTS test modules.

Common connective words indicating:

Addition	Consequence	Contrast
in addition and similarly likewise as well as besides furthermore also moreover and then too not only ... but even besides this/that	as a result thus so therefore consequently it follows that thereby eventually then in that case admittedly	however on the other hand despite in spite of though although but on the contrary otherwise yet instead of rather whereas nonetheless even though compared with in contrast alternatively
Certainty	Definition	Summary
obviously certainly plainly of course undoubtedl	is refers to means that is consists o	in conclusion in summary lastly finally to sum up to conclude to recapitulate in short
Example	Time
for instance one example for example just as in particular such as namely to illustrate	before since as until meanwhile at the moment when whenever as soon as just as