What does connective mean?
Word: Connective
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Connective means a word or phrase, such as and, but, because or however, that joins parts of a sentence or links one sentence to the next.
Synonyms: conjunction, linking word
How do you spell connective?
Syllables: con - nec - tive
Tricky part: There are two n's in a row after the o; students who hear the word quickly often write only one.
Watch out for: conective, connecktive, connectiv
Memory tip: Two n's stand side by side like two joined hands, and a connective joins things too.
Connective in a sentence
Example 1: Words like however and therefore are useful connectives in a long essay.
Example 2: Our English teacher gave us a list of connectives to use in our stories.
Example 3: Try starting the next sentence with a connective such as meanwhile.
Fun Fact
Doctors use the word too: connective tissue, such as tendons and cartilage, binds and supports other parts of the body.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Our teacher asked us to underline every connetive in the paragraph, such as and, but, because and although, before we began rewriting it neatly.
a) underline
b) although
c) connetive
d) paragraph
Show answer
c) connetive. The k sound before the t is spelt c, so the word needs ct in the middle.
Word Makeup
Choose the only word here that becomes a real word when ive is added.
ive
a) connect
b) tie
c) link
d) join
Show answer
a) connect. Connect + ive gives connective; joinive, linkive and tieive are not words.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
In the sentence 'I was tired, so I went to bed', the word so is a tvenceonic.
a) connection
b) collective
c) corrective
d) connective
Show answer
d) connective. Collective needs two l's, corrective two r's, and connection ends in ion with no v.
Spell-o-Spell
One of these words is spelt right. Pick the meaning of that word.
1. adjetive 2. connective 3. sufix 4. pronoune
a) a word that joins parts of a sentence
b) a word used in place of a noun
c) letters added to the end of a word
d) a word that describes a noun
Show answer
a) a word that joins parts of a sentence. Pronoun ends in n, adjective has a c, and suffix needs two f's.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which connective fills the gap: 'Aisha practised every day, ____ she still lost the final.'?
a) yet
b) thus
c) so
d) hence
Show answer
a) yet
2. Which of these connectives shows a result?
a) besides
b) although
c) meanwhile
d) therefore
Show answer
d) therefore
