I. Complete the sentences with although/ in spite of/ because/ because of
1. Although it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.
2. a, ……………………..... all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.
b, ………………... we'd phoned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.
3. a, I went home early ……………….……... I was feeling unwell.
b, I went to work the next day………………… .... I was still feeling unwell.
4. a, She only accepted the job ....................................... the salary, which was very high.
b, She accepted the job ……………………………….. the salary, which was rather low.
5. a, I managed to get to sleep ………………………... there was a lot of noise.
b, I couldn't get to sleep ………………………………...... the noise.
II. Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences.
1. I couldn't sleep. I was very tired.
Despite I couldn't sleep despite being vey tired.
2. They have very little money. They are happy.
In spite of ……………………………………………………………………….
3. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village.
Although ……………………………………………………………………….
4. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly.
In spite of ……………………………………………………………………….
5. We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other.
Despite ……………………………………………………………………….
6. I got very wet in the rain. I was only out for five minutes.
Even though ……………………………………………………………………….
III. Rewrite sentences with In spite of / Despite /because / because of
1. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
In spite of _______________________________________________________________
2. Mary could not go to school because she was sick.
Because of ______________________________________________________________
3. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.
Despite _______________________________________________________________
4. Because there was a big storm, I stayed at home.
Because of ______________________________________________________________
5. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.
Although_______________________________________________________________
6. He is so young. His acting is excellent.
Although____________________________________________________________
7. The film poster is fascinating. I don't want to see this film.
In spite of______________________________________________________________
8. Although our plan is careful, we made some mistakes.
Despite________________________________________________________________
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I. Complete the sentences with although/ in spite of/ because/ because of
1. Although it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.
2. a, ...In spite of... all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.
b, ...Although... we'd phoned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.
3. a, I went home early ...because... I was feeling unwell.
b, I went to work the next day ...although... I was still feeling unwell.
4. a, She only accepted the job ...in spite of... the salary, which was very high.
b, She accepted the job ...because of... the salary, which was rather low.
5. a, I managed to get to sleep ...although... there was a lot of noise.
b, I couldn't get to sleep ...because of... the noise.
II. Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences.
1. I couldn't sleep. I was very tired.
Despite I couldn't sleep despite being vey tired.
2. They have very little money. They are happy.
→ In spite of having very little money, they are happy.
3. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village.
→ Although my foot was injured, I managed to walk to the nearest village.
4. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly.
→ In spite of the silly story, I enjoyed the film.
5. We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other.
→ Although we live in the same street, we hardly ever see each other.
6. I got very wet in the rain. I was only out for five minutes.
→ Even though I was only out for five minutes, I got very wet in the rain.
