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Choose the best answer
21. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
A. In spite B. Despite C. But D. Although
22. _____________, he could not finish the job.
A. As hard as he work B. Despite he worked hard C. Though he worked hard D. Although hard work
23. He went to work _____________ his headache.
A. despite B. although C. because D. because of
24. Despite the fact that _______, we enjoyed our trip.
A. the weather is bad B. it is a bad weather C. the bad weather D. the weather was bad
25. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard.
A. despite B. in spite C. even if D. though
26. Tom went to work despite _______.
A. that he did not feel very well B. of the fact not feeling well C. he did not feel very well D. not feeling very well
27. Though _______, they are good friends.
A. their sometimes quarrel B. to have a quarrel sometimes C. they sometimes have a quarrel D. of having a quarrel sometimes
28. Despite _______, we arrived on time.
A. the traffic B. of the traffic C. there was heavy traffic D. of there was heavy traffic
29. ___________it was very cold, she did not put on her coat.
A. In case B. But C. Even if D. Although
30. __________ rain or snow, there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the football games
A. Despite B. Although C. Despite of D. Although
31. __________it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.
A. If B. Since C. Although D. Because
32. We understood him __________ he spoke very fast.
A. because of B. though C. in spite of D. despite
33. _________ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself.
A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of
34. Hans finished school __________ his leg injury.
A. because of B. despite C. though D. because
35. I try to do my homework ___________ the noise
A. because of B. although C. despite of D. in spite of
36. ___________ it rained heavily, we enjoyed our holiday.
A. Because of B. Because C. Despite D. Though
37. ___________ having little money, they are happy.
A. Despite B. Because of C. Although D. Because
38. ____________ she was not well, she still went to work.
A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of
39. We are going to have a picnic _____________ the bad weather.
A. because B. despite C. although D. because of
40. __________ his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.
A. Because of B. Because C. Though D. Despite
Choose the best answer
21. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
A. In spite B. Despite C. But D. Although
22. _____________, he could not finish the job.
A. As hard as he work B. Despite he worked hard C. Though he worked hard D. Although hard work
23. He went to work _____________ his headache.
A. despite B. although C. because D. because of
24. Despite the fact that _______, we enjoyed our trip.
A. the weather is bad B. it is a bad weather C. the bad weather D. the weather was bad
25. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard.
A. despite B. in spite C. even if D. though
26. Tom went to work despite _______.
A. that he did not feel very well B. of the fact not feeling well C. he did not feel very well D. not feeling very well
27. Though _______, they are good friends.
A. their sometimes quarrel B. to have a quarrel sometimes C. they sometimes have a quarrel D. of having a quarrel sometimes
28. Despite _______, we arrived on time.
A. the traffic B. of the traffic C. there was heavy traffic D. of there was heavy traffic
29. ___________it was very cold, she did not put on her coat.
A. In case B. But C. Even if D. Although
30. __________ rain or snow, there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the football games
A. Despite B. Although C. Despite of D. Although
31. __________it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.
A. If B. Since C. Although D. Because
32. We understood him __________ he spoke very fast.
A. because of B. though C. in spite of D. despite
33. _________ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself.
A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of
34. Hans finished school __________ his leg injury.
A. because of B. despite C. though D. because
35. I try to do my homework ___________ the noise
A. because of B. although C. despite of D. in spite of
36. ___________ it rained heavily, we enjoyed our holiday.
A. Because of B. Because C. Despite D. Though
37. ___________ having little money, they are happy.
A. Despite B. Because of C. Although D. Because
38. ____________ she was not well, she still went to work.
A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of
39. We are going to have a picnic _____________ the bad weather.
A. because B. despite C. although D. because of
40. __________ his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.
A. Because of B. Because C. Though D. Despite
A. Choose the best answer:
1. ________ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job
A. Although B. While C. In spite of D. Despite of
2. ________ the internet is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it
A. However B. Nevertheless C. Even though D. Despite
3. _________ he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take part in the inter-university athletics meet.
A. Although B. While C. Where as D. yet
4. __________ what Megan prepared for the job interview, she didn’t pass it.
A. Despite of B. In spite of C. Though D. However
5. Bruce was not praised_________ he was a hard worker.
A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. no matter how
6. It looks like they are going to succeed_________ their present difficulties.
A. despite B. although C. in spite D. even though
7. Mary usually goes to parties. She likes meeting people and crowded places ________she is rather shy.
A. In spite of B. Even though C. On the contrary D. In other words
8. Ann: Have you decided to get the job? Terry: Yes, I’ve just decided. I’ll accept that job_________ it is not suitable with my major. It is not an interesting job, ________ the salary is very good.
A. although / but B. despite / and C. but / though D. yet / however
9. ________, he has continued to work on his thesis.
A. Although all these problems B. Even though there are problems
C. Despite of all these problems D. In spite of there are problems
10. In spite of ____________, he was determined to finish his work.
A. was seriously ill. B. be seriously ill
C. his serious illness D. he was seriously ill
11. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences betweenthem.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. although D. Despite
12. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.
A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. despite of
13. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain
14. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
15. _______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
16. The children slept well despite _______.
A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
17. She left him _______ she still loved him.
A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite
18. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of
19. _______ they are brothers, they do not look alike.
A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of
20. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative
A. despite B. in spite of C. though D. as though
A. Choose the best answer:
1. ________ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job
.A. Although B. While C. In spite of D. Despite of
2. ________ the internet is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it
.A. However B. Nevertheless C. Even though D. Despite
3. _________ he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take part in the inter-university athletics meet.
A. Although B. While C. Where as D. yet
4. __________ what Megan prepared for the job interview, she didn’t pass it.
A. Despite of B. In spite of C. Though D. However
5. Bruce was not praised_________ he was a hard worker
.A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. no matter how
6. It looks like they are going to succeed_________ their present difficulties.
A. despite B. although C. in spite D. even though
7. Mary usually goes to parties. She likes meeting people and crowded places ________she is rather shy.
A. In spite of B. Even though C. On the contrary D. In other words
8. Ann: Have you decided to get the job? Terry: Yes, I’ve just decided. I’ll accept that job_________ it is not suitable with my major. It is not an interesting job, ________ the salary is very good.
A. although / but B. despite / and C. but / though D. yet / however
9. ________, he has continued to work on his thesis.
A. Although all these problems B. Even though there are problems
C. Despite of all these problems D. In spite of there are problems
10. In spite of ____________, he was determined to finish his work.
A. was seriously ill. B. be seriously ill C. his serious illness D. he was seriously ill
11. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences betweenthem.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. although D. Despite
12. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.
A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. despite of
13. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain B. it was raining D. there was a rain
14. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
15. _______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
16. The children slept well despite _______.
A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
17. She left him _______ she still loved him.
A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite
18. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of
19. _______ they are brothers, they do not look alike.
A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of
20. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative
A. despite B. in spite of C. though D. as though
I. Using though, although, even though then change the sentence, then rewrite the sentences, using in spite of or despite.
1. He often tells lies. Many people believe him.
although he often tells lies, many people believe him.
in spite of telling lies, many people believe him.
2. Hoa didn't eat much. She was hungry.
despite her hunger, Hoa didn't eat much
even though She was hungry, Hoa didn't eat much
3. It got dark. They continued to work.
although It got dark, They continued to work
in spite of the darkness, they continued to work
4. We could do the test. It was difficult.
despite its difficulty, We could do the test
even though the test was difficult, we could do it
5. Hoa didn't stop his car. The traffic lights turned red.
in spite of the red traffic lights, Hoa didn't stop his car
although The traffic lights turned red, Hoa didn't stop his car
6. The plane took off. The weather was bad.
despite bad weather, the plane took off.
even though The weather was bad, the plane took off.
7. Mrs Thoa was tired. She helped Tuan with his homework.
in spite of her tiredness, Mrs Thoa helped Tuan with his homework.
although Mrs Thoa was tired, she helped Tuan with his homework.
8. Liz has an exam tomorrow. She watching TV.
despite having an exam tomorrow, Liz is watching TV
even though Liz has an exam tomorrow, She is watching TV
9. It rained yesterday. The weather bureau predicted fine weather
in spite of the weather bureau's predicting fine weather, It rained yesterday
although the weather bureau predicted fine weather, It rained yesterday
10. The keyboard wasn't working well. She finished the letter.
even though the keyboard wasn't working well, She finished the letter.
despite not working well, She finished the letter with the keyboard
I. Using though, although, even though then change the sentence, then rewrite the sentences, using in spite of or despite.
1. He often tells lies. Many people believe him.
ALTHOUGH he often tells lies, many people believe him.
2. Hoa didn't eat much. She was hungry.
even though she didn't eat much, she was hungry .
3. It got dark. They continued to work.
though it got dark, they continued to work.
4. We could do the test. It was difficult.
despite being difficult , we could do the test.
5. Hoa didn't stop his car. The traffic lights turned red.
although the traffic lights turned red, hoa didn't stop his car.
6. The plane took off. The weather was bad.
in spite of the bad weather, the plane took off.
7. Mrs Thoa was tired. She helped Tuan with his homework.
despite being tired , mrs thoa helped tuan with his homework.
8. Liz has an exam tomorrow. She watching TV.
although liz has an exam tomorrow, she watching tv.
9. It rained yesterday. The weather bureau predicted fine weather
although the weather burean predicted fine weather, it rained yesterday.
10. The keyboard wasn't working well. She finished the letter.
although the keyboard wasn't working well, she finished the letter.
III. Change clauses of concession to phrases.
1. She didn’t eat much though she was hungry.
-> She didn't eat much despite her hunger.
2. He couldn’t solve the problem though he is good at maths.
-> He couldn't solve the problem in spite of being good at maths.
3. Mr Pike doesn’t wear glasses though he is over sixty.
-> Mr. Pike doesn't wear glasses despite being over sixty.
4. Although he had much experience in machinery, he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine.
-> In spite of his experience in machinery, he didn't succeed in repairing this machine.
5. Although it got dark, they continued to work.
-> Despite the dark, they continued to work.
6. Although it was noise, I kept on studying.
-> In spite of the noise, I kept on studying.
7. Although it rained heavily, I went to school on time.
-> Despite the heavy rain, I went to school on time.
8. The flight was not delayed though it was foggy.
-> In spite of the fog, the flight was not delayed.
9. He ate all the fruits though they were green.
-> Despite the fruits's being green, he ate all of them.
10. We did the test well though it was difficult.
-> We did the test in spite of its difficulty.
11. Although he is strong, I’m not afraid of him.
-> Despite his strength, I'm not afraid of him.
12. Everybody has great regard for him though he is poor.
-> Everybody has great regard for him despite his poverty.
13. The plane took off though the weather was bad.
-> The plane took off despite the bad weather.
14. He didn’t stop his car though the traffic lights turned red.
-> He didn't stop his car despite the red traffic lights.
15. He studied very well though his life was hard at that time.
-> He studied very well despite his hard life at that time.
16. Although the streets are narrow, many people drive cars in this city.
-> Despite the narrow streets, many people drive cars in this city.
17. Although his English was good, he wasn’t chosen.
-> Despite his good English, he wasn't chosen.
18. Although he’s got an English name, he is in fact German.
-> Despite his English name, he is in fact German.
19. He always studies hard though he encounters difficulties.
-> He always studies hard despite the difficulties he encounters.
20. Although the weather is bad, we are going to have a picnic.
-> Despite the bad weather, we are gonig to have a picnic.
21. Although he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.
-> Despite not having finished the paper, he went to sleep.
22. She attended the class although she didn’t feel alert.
-> She attended the class despite not feeling alert.
23. The child ate the cookies even though his mother had told him not to.
-> The child ate the cookies despite his mother's having told him not to.
24. She drank coffee to keep herself warm although she disliked it.
-> She drank coffee to keep herself warm despite her dislike for it.
25. Mary will take a plane even though she dislikes flying.
-> Mary will take a plane despite her dislike for flying.
26. Although Mary was sad, she managed to smile.
-> Despite Mary's sadness, she managed to smile.
27. The old woman told interesting stories to the children although her memory was poor.
-> The old woman told interesting stories to the children despite her poor memory.
28. Though he had been absent frequently, he was managed to pass the test.
-> Despite his frequent absence, he managed to pass the test.
29. He ate the chocolate cake even though he was on diet.
-> He ate the chocolate cake despite being on diet.
30. Although the prices are high, my daughters insist on going to the movie.
-> Despite the high prices, my daughters insist on going to the movies.
In spite of their mother’s unhappiness, they held a party.
-Though ……their mother was unhappy, they held a party…………………..
3.We took many photographs even thought the sky was dark.
-We took may photographs despite the dark sky…………………
4.Despite her madness, he wanted to make friends with her.
-Though…she was mad, he wanted to make friends with her………………
5.In spite of her poor memory, she tried to recount what happened to the police.
-Although……her memory was poor, she tried to recount what happened to the police…………
6.He passed the test even though he was frequently absent from class.
-He passed the test in spite of……his frequent absence from class………………………
EX2 : change from althought / though / enen though - in spite of / despite , starting as available
1. although he was tired , he walked to the station
....Despite being tired,.he walked to the station.... ..............................................................
2. they went swimming in spite of the coldness of the water
............Although the water was cold, the went swimming...................................................
3. in spite of being bad at pool , she beat him three times in a row
Although she was bad at pool, she beat him three times in a row
4. she decided to go abroad for a year despite loving her boyfriend very much
...She decided to go abroad for a year although she loved her boy friend very much
5. he want on holiday to thailand in spite of the expensive airfare
.....He went on holiday to Thailand although the airfare was expensive
6. socrates never had much money despite being very famous in his own day
......Although Socrates was very famous in his own day, he never . had much money
7. his career did not really take off despite his ambitions
............Though he was ambitious, his career did not really take off
8. they managed to work together despite their differenses of opinion
........Though they had different opinions, they managed to work together
Find a mistake and correct it
1.In spite of her severe pain, she tried to walk to the auditorium to attend the lecture True
2.Despite of=>X growing industrial activity, the majority of the American people continued to make their living from farming until the beginning of the twentieth century
3.Although our grandfather was old but=>X he could help us
4.He tried to explain, so=>but she refused to listen
5.He decided not to get that job in spite of=>because the salary was low
6.Although=>despite the bad traffic, I managed to arrive at the meeting on time
7.In spite of=>although my father is old, he still goes to work
8.Though he loves her very much, but=>X he can't talk to her
9.She always behaves childishly despite=>although she has grown up
Exercise 1: Change from in spite of/despite although/even though/though.
Exercise 1: Change from in spite of/despite although/even though/though.
1. Despite my warning, they went ahead with their plan.
Although I warned them, they went ahead with their plan.
2. They went swimming in spite of the coldness of the water.
Although the water was cold, they went swimming
3. In spite of being bad at pool, she beat him three times in a row.
Although she was bad at pool, she beat him three times in a row.
4. She decided to go abroad for a year despite loving her boyfriend very much.
Although she loved her boyfriend very much, She decided to go abroad for a year
5. He went on holiday to Thailand in spite of the expensive airfare.
Although the airfair was expensive, He went on holiday to Thailand
6. Socrates never had much money despite being very famous in his own day.
Although Socrates was very famous in his own day, he never had much money
7. His career did not really take off despite his ambitions.
Although he had ambitions, His career did not really take off
8. They managed to work together despite their differences of opinion.
Although they had diffirent opinions, They managed to work together
9. Despite my headache I enjoyed the film.
Although I had a headache, I enjoyed the film
10. Despite having enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
Although he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
Exercise 1: Change from although/even though/though in spite of/despite.
Although he was tired, he walked to the station.
=> Despite being tired, he walked to the station...........
2. Although it was noisy, the children slept well.
=> The children slept well although it was noisy.........................................
3. Though Linda earned a low salary, she gave money to her parents.
=>In spite of earning a low salary,
Linda gave money to her parents...
4. Tom went to work even though he didn’t feel very well.
=>Tom went to work despite not feeling very well.........................................
5. Their new product turned out to be a success though the market studies were pessimistic.
=>Their new product turned out to be a success despite the pessimistic market studies.........................................
6. Julie failed the exam though she worked very hard.
=>Julie failed the exam in spite of working hard.........................................
7. Although John got the highest result in the class, he still had problems with the teacher.
=>In spite of getting highest result in the class, John still had problems with the teacher.........................................
8. Although it was difficult, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
=>In spite of how difficultit it was,
they managed to climb to the top of the mountain........
9. Even though he is a little overweight, he is actually quite fit.
=>Despite being a little overweight, he is actually quite fit..........................................
10. Although politicians are necessary for democracy, they are still liars and thieves.
=>In spite of the fact that politicians are necessary for democracy, they are still liars and thieves. ........................................
EXERCISE 4
1. Although he usually tells lies, many people believe him.
2. Despite getting a bad grade in the university entrance exam, he was admitted to the university.
3. In spite of being out of money, she went shopping.
4. Despite missing the bus, we went to school on time.
5. Although the weather was bad, we had a wonderful holiday with a lot of interesting activities.
EXERCISE 11
1. Be careful! That pan is very hot. Don't burn yourself!
2. They couldn't get back into the house. They had locked themselves out.
3. It isn't her fault. She really shouldn't blame herself.
4. How stupid I am. I could have cut myself.
5. Ben accidentally kicked himself while he was shaving this morning.