100 Sentence Starters for Giving Instructions

No.	Item	Definition
1.	After completing that,	Introduces the next action
2.	After that,	Continues with another step
3.	Afterward,	Signals a later step
4.	Ahead of time,	Suggests doing something earlier
5.	As a first step,	Introduces the opening action
6.	At the outset,	Introduces the beginning
7.	At this point,	Marks the current stage
8.	At this stage,	Marks the current point
9.	Be careful to	Calls for caution
10.	Be certain to	Emphasizes certainty
11.	Be sure not to	Warns against an action
12.	Be sure to	Stresses an important action
13.	Before anything else,	Sets the very first task
14.	Before you begin,	Introduces preparation
15.	Before you start,	Gives a pre-step instruction
16.	Begin by	Introduces the opening action
17.	Check	Tells to verify something
18.	Choose	Tells to pick one
19.	Click	Tells to select digitally
20.	Close	Tells to shut something
21.	Compare	Tells to note differences
22.	Connect	Tells to join things
23.	Continue by	Gives the next action
24.	Count	Tells to total items
25.	Do not	Gives a direct prohibition
26.	Do the following:	Introduces listed actions
27.	Don’t forget to	Warns against omission
28.	Enter	Tells to type or go in
29.	Examine	Tells to inspect carefully
30.	Finally,	Introduces the last step
31.	Follow these steps:	Introduces instructions
32.	Follow this procedure:	Introduces a process
33.	Following that,	Introduces the next stage
34.	For best results,	Introduces advice for success
35.	For starters,	Begins with an opening step
36.	From there,	Continues from the prior step
37.	Go ahead and	Encourages the next action
38.	Go on to	Directs the next step
39.	Here’s what to do:	Introduces instructions clearly
40.	If needed,	Adds an optional step
41.	In advance,	Calls for preparation
42.	In order to do that,	Introduces required action
43.	In the next step,	Introduces the following stage
44.	Initially,	Marks the starting point
45.	Insert	Tells to put inside
46.	Inspect	Tells to check closely
47.	It’s important to	Highlights importance
48.	Leave out	Tells to omit something
49.	Look over	Tells to inspect briefly
50.	Make sure to	Emphasizes a needed action
51.	Measure	Tells to find size
52.	Moving on,	Transitions to the next part
53.	Never	Forbids an action
54.	Next,	Moves to the following step
55.	Now,	Shifts to the next instruction
56.	Once finished,	Moves on after finishing
57.	Once that’s done,	Moves on after completion
58.	Once you begin,	Starts the process
59.	Open	Tells to access or uncover
60.	Optionally,	Marks an optional step
61.	Pause	Tells to stop briefly
62.	Place	Directs where to put
63.	Press	Tells to push something
64.	Prior to starting,	Sets up an earlier action
65.	Proceed by	Tells how to continue
66.	Read	Tells to look at text
67.	Refrain from	Tells someone not to act
68.	Remember to	Reminds the listener
69.	Remove	Tells to take away
70.	Review	Tells to examine again
71.	Select	Tells to choose an option
72.	Skip	Tells to leave out
73.	Start by	Tells what to do first
74.	Step one:	Labels the first step
75.	Stop	Tells to cease action
76.	Subsequently,	Introduces a later action
77.	Switch off	Tells to cut power
78.	Switch on	Tells to activate power
79.	Take care to	Urges careful action
80.	The first step is to	Names the initial action
81.	The following step is to	Names the next action
82.	The next step is to	Introduces the following action
83.	Then,	Adds the next action
84.	Thereafter,	Signals what comes later
85.	To begin with,	Introduces the first instruction
86.	To continue,	Introduces the next part
87.	To prepare,	Signals preparation
88.	To start,	Introduces the first step
89.	Under no circumstances	Strongly forbids something
90.	Use the following steps:	Introduces a method
91.	Wait	Tells to pause
92.	When necessary,	Adds a condition
93.	When that’s done,	Moves to the next step
94.	Where appropriate,	Adds situational guidance
95.	Write	Tells to record words
96.	You have to	Expresses obligation
97.	You must	Gives a strong instruction
98.	You need to	States necessity
99.	You should	Gives advice or direction
100.	You’ll need to	States a requirement