10. He had an accident ____ he was careful.

A. even though B. because C. so D. since

11. _____ it was raining, I went swimming.

A. So B. Because C. However D. Although

12. Ann felt ill, ____ she insisted on going to work.

A. though B. so C. and D. but

13. _____ I felt tired, I went to bed early.

A. Although B. So C. As D. However

14. _____ he’s got an English name, he is German.

A. Although B. However C. Because D. Since

15. They decided not to go out for a meal _____ they were too tired.

A. so B. because C. but D. if

16. We were the better team ____ we lost the match.

A. so B. and C. but D. because

17. Keith decided to give up his job ___ I advised him not to

A. because B. however C. although D. since

18. ______ we were in town, we often met him.

A. For B. Although C. So D. When

19. She didn’t get the job ____ she had all the necessary qualifications.

A. because B. although C. so D. but

20. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry.

A. even though B. in spite of C. despite D. in spite the fact that

Viết lại câu giữ nguyên nghĩa :

1 , When I was running to the studium , I met Lan

➜ Running to the studium , I met Lan

2 , My mother went to bed early because she felt tired

➜Feeling tired, my mother went to bed early

3 , After we left the party , we went straight to the theatre

➜ After leaving the party , we went straight to the theatre

Rewite the following sentences

1, I can't go out because it is raining --> It................IS RAINING SO I CAN'T GO OUT.........

2, Because the weather was cold, they had to cancel their picnic --> They ....had to cancel their picnic Because the weather was cold..................

3, You must be careful because he is strict --> He ......IS STRIC, SO YOU MUST BE CAREFUL................................

4, She was very tired, so she went to bed early --> She went to bed early.........BECAUSE SHE WAS VERY TIRED.................

5, It was raining heavily, so we had to cancel the game --> we had to cancel the game .......BECAUSE it was raining heavily............................

6, she didn't go to the market because she didn't have any money --> she didn't..have any money, SO ................she didn't go to the market....

7, the weather was bad, so we didn't go out --> because..........OF THE BAD WEATHER, WE DIDN'T GO OUT............................

8,It takes Minh 2 hours to do his homework every day -->Minh spends....2 HOURS TO DO HIS HOMEWORK EVERYDAY..........................

9, It takes 3 hours to learn english ever day --> I spend.......3 HOURS LEARNING ENGLISH EVERYDAY............................

10, Hoa spent 2 weeks traveling to Hue --> It took...............HOA 2 WEEKS TO TRAVEL TO HUE.....................

11, We spend a long time living in Ha Noi --> It takes...........US A LONG TIME TO LIVE IN HN...............................

--> It took......US A LONG TIME TO LIVE IN HN............................

12, The shops are crowded, but people are not buying much --> Althought ......the shops are crowded, people are not buying much ......................

13, Mary didn't have the qualification, but she got the job --> Althought .........Mary didn't have the qualification, she got the job......................

14, She was tired, but she stayed up late to watch the film on TV --> Althought......she was tired, but she stayed up late to watch the film on TV .....................

15, Tom will not pass the examination even though he studied well--> Despite.............STDYING WELL, TOM WILL NOT PASS THE EXAMINATION................

16, He went to bed early even though he didn't finish his lesson --> In spite of.........NOT FINISHING HIS LESSON , HE WENT TO BED EARLY..................

11. _____ it was raining, I went swimming.

A. So B. Because C. However D. Although

12. Ann felt ill, ____ she insisted on going to work.

A. though B. so C. and D. but

13. _____ I felt tired, I went to bed early.

A. Although B. So C. As D. However

14. _____ he’s got an English name, he is German.

A. Although B. However C. Because D. Since

15. They decided not to go out for a meal _____ they were too tired.

A. so B. because C. but D. if

16. We were the better team ____ we lost the match.

A. so B. and C. but D. because

17. Keith decided to give up his job ___ I advised him not to

A. because B. however C. although D. since

18. ______ we were in town, we often met him.

A. For B. Although C. So D. When

19. She didn’t get the job ____ she had all the necessary qualifications.

A. because B. although C. so D. but

20. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry.

A. even though B. in spite of C. despite D. in spite the fact that

Exercise 4: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. In spite _____, the baseball game was not cancelled.

A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain

2. ___ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although

3. ______, he walked to the station.

A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired

4. The children slept well, despite _____

A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy

5. She left him __________ she still loved him.

A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite

6. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.

A. In spite B. Even though C. in spite of D. despite of

7. _______ they are brothers, they do not look alike.

A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of

8. I’m learning English ________ I want to get a better job.

A. or B. because C. therefore D. but

9. Please do that work ________I told you yesterday.

A. like B. as C. same as D. similar to

10. This boy lied to you. ________you don’t trust him anymore

A. so B. but C. and D. however.

11. _______ Dad works hard all day; he always goes to bad late and gets up early.

A. However B. Despite C. Although D. No matter

12. That boy wasn’t busy. _______, he refused to help his mother.

A. so B. but C. and D. however.

13. ________the rain, the baseball game was not cancelled.

A. In spite of B. Even though C. Although D. Despite 1

4. I got a job _________ my bad English.

A. if B. although C. in spite of D. because

Put the verb into the correct form , positive or negative.

Ex : I was very tired, so I went ( go ) to bed eearly.

Mrs. Trang didn't go ( go ) to work yesterday. She wasn't feeling well.

1. It stopped raining, so I _____took_____ ( take ) off my raincoat.

2. The novel wasn't very interesting. I _____didn't enjoy_____ ( enjoy ) it very much .

3. We went to Kate's house but she _____wasn't____ ( be ) at home.

4. She was in a hurry, so she ______didn't have_____ ( have ) time to phone you.

5. The story was very funny but nobody ____laughed____ ( laugh ).

6. Tom was very hungry. He _____ate____ ( eat ) like a horse.

7. The room was so cold , therefore we ____didn't sleep___ ( sleep) well.

8. It was hard work carrying the bags. They ___were____ ( be ) very heavy.

9. The window was open and a bird _____flew_____ ( fly ) into the room.

10. It was very hot , so I ___turned____ ( turn ) on the air - conditioner.

1. It stopped raining, so I _took_________ ( take ) off my raincoat.

2. The novel wasn't very interesting. I _did'n enjoy___ ( enjoy ) it very much .

3. We went to Kate's house but she _was________ ( be ) at home.

4. She was in a hurry, so she _had______ ( have ) time to phone you.

5. The story was very funny but nobody __did't laugh______ ( laugh ).

6. Tom was very hungry. He _ate________ ( eat ) like a horse.

7. The room was so cold , therefore we _slept______ ( sleep) well.

8. It was hard work carrying the bags. They _were______ ( be ) very heavy.

9. The window was open and a bird _did't fly_________ ( fly ) into the room.

10. It was very hot , so I _turned______ ( turn ) on the air - conditioner.

1. The movie was boring . We went home before it finished ( so )

>> The movie was boring so we went home before it finished

2. Mai opened the door . Mai greeted the guests ( and )

>> Mai opened the door and greeted the guests

3. We started the trip very early . We reached the village before noon ( so that )

>> We started the trip very early so that we (could) reached the village before noon

4. Liz saw some wild ducks . Liz was resting under a tree ( while )

>> Liz saw some wild ducks while she was resting under a tree

5. Hoa is very sick . She can't sit up ( so ... that )

>> Hoa is so sick that she can't sit up

Adjective or adverb? Circle the correct word in each pair.

1. Edward felt sleepy/ sleepily after a big meal.

2. The theatre got quiet/ quietly when the movie began.

3. Leroy smiled cheerful/ cheerfully when the teacher gave him his grade.

4. That car looks quite comfortable/ comfortably

5. She tasted the spaghetti sauce careful/ carefully because it was very hot.

6. He grew more and more angry/angrily as she told him the story.

7. Marsha sighed heavy/ heavily at the thought of all the work she had to do.

8. A trip to the country sounds wonderful/ wonderfully.

9. They sounded alarm loud/ loudly when they smelled the smoke of the fire.

10. When her dog died, she cried very hard/ hardly for half an hour

11. The sun was shining bright/ brightly when we arrived at the beach.

12. You haven't cleaned the floor proper/properly. It's still dirty/ dirtily.

13. There was a terrible/ terribly accident on this road two days ago. Two people was killed and the driver of the car was serious/ seriously injured.

14. Rose seemed very unhappy/unhappily. She smiled sad/ sadly at me when she saw me.

15. He plays the piano very good/ well for someone of his age. He is a good/ well young pianist.

Match the two halves of the sentence. Then write the full sentence, using the word in bracket.

Exercise 1: Choose the correct answers.
1. He got wet he forgot his umbrella.
A. because of B. because C. but D. and
2. He stops working heavy raining.
A. in spite of B. although C. despite D. because of
3. They have a lot of difficulties in their life their poverty.
A. in spite of B. although C. because D. because of
4. Jill and Jolly were happy it was their both birthday party that day.
A. because B. even though C. spite of D. Despite
5. Nobody could hear her she spoke too quietly.
A. although B. because C. because of D. in spite of
6. We decided to leave early the party was boring.
A. although B. despite C. because D. because of
7. We all feel sad the bad news
A. because B. because of C. though D. despite
8. John lost his job his laziness.
A. because of B. because C. in spite of D. though
9. We can't go to Julia's party we're going away that weekend.
A. because B. because of C. although D. in spite of
10. Nam was absent from class yesterday he felt sick.
A. so B. because C. although D. but
Exercise 2: Choose the correct answers.
1. The boy can’t reach the shelf he’s not tall enough.
A. because B. although C. even though D. and
2. She couldn’t unlock it she had the wrong key.
A. while B. but C. though D. because
3. Nam failed the final exam he was lazy.
A. while B. though C. because D. but
4. We watched TV the whole evening we had nothing better to do.
A. because B. though C. so D. but
5. We didn’t go for a walk it was very cold.
A. though B. because C. but D. so
6. They decided not to go out for a meal they were too tired.
A. so B. because C. but D. if
7. I’m learning English I want to get a better job.
A. or B. because C. therefore D. but
8. Last night we came to the show late the traffic was terrible.
A. although B. despite C. and D. because
9. Lan couldn’t pass the exam she is too lazy.
A. because B. because of C. although D. in spite of

10. his broken leg, he didn’t come to class yesterday.
A. because B. because of C. despite D. so
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with because/ because of.
1. We delayed our trip BECAUSE OF the bad weather.
2. Sue’s eyes were red BECAUSE she had been crying.
3. My mother is always complaining BECAUSE OF the untidiness of my room.
4. The water in most river is unsafe to drink BECAUSE it’s polluted.
5. The trees were bend over BECAUSE OF the wind.
6. You can’t enter this secure areas BECAUSE you don’t have an official permit.
7. It’s unsafe to travel in that country BECAUSE OF the ongoing civil war.
8. Several people in the crowd became ill and fainted BECAUSE OF the extreme heat.
9. Mark didn’t go to work yesterday BECAUSE he didn’t feel well.
10. We couldn’t get into the disco BECAUSE OF the enormous crowd.
Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with because/ because of.
1. I went home early BECAUSE I was feeling unwell.
2. We decided not to go out for a meal BECAUSE we were simply too tired.
3. I couldn’t get to sleep BECAUSE OF the noise.
4. He only accepted the job BECAUSE OF the salary, which was very high.
5. Sarah can’t climb up the tree BECAUSE OF her fear of heights.
6. BECAUSE OF his age, John was not hired ALTHOUGH he had the necessary qualifications.
7. Mary came to class late BECAUSE her motorbike had a puncture.
8. Sandy didn’t go to school yesterday BECAUSE she was sick.
9. She went to bed early BECAUSE OF her tiredness.
10. I couldn’t do the test BECAUSE it was too difficult.
Exercise 5: Rewrite the sentences, using because/because of
1. He didn’t come because of his sickness.

BECAUSE HE WAS SICK, He didn’t come
2. The train was late because the fog was thick.

BECAUSE OF THE THICK FOG, The train was late
3. The plane couldn’t take off because of the bad weather.

BECAUSE THE WEATHER WAS BAD, The plane couldn’t take off
4. He left the school because his family was poor.

BECAUSE OF HIS FAMILY'S POVERTY,The plane couldn’t take off
5. We couldn’t study because of the noise.

BECAUSE IT WAS TOO NOISE, We couldn’t study
6. I didn’t go swimming because it was cold.

BECAUSE OF THE COLD, I didn’t go swimming
7. These students arrive late because of the bad traffic.

BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC WAS BAD, These students arrive late
8. Mary can’t sleep because she has drunk a cup of strong coffee.

BECAUSE OF DRINKING A CUP OF STRONG COFFEE, MARY CAN'T SLEEP
9. Because of getting up early, he wasn’t late for the first train.

BECAUSE HE GOT UP EARLY, he wasn’t late for the first train.