1. Tom will not pass the examination eventhough he studied well. (despite)
Despite studying well, Tom will not pass the examination
2. He took a lot of photographs eventhough the sky was dark.(despite)

Despite the dark sky, he took a lot of photographs

3. He passed the final examination eventhough he was frequently absent from class. (in spite of)
In spite of his frequent absence from class, he passed the final examination
4. She is still fat eventhough she has been on a diet for 2 years.(despite)
Despite being on a diet for 2 years, she is still fat
5. Although she doesn't earn much money, she spends like a millionaire. (in spite of)
In spite of not earning much money, she spends like a millionaire
6. He went to bed early eventhough he didn't finish his lessons.(despite)
Despite not finishing his lesson, he went to bed early
7. Remember to treat him well eventhough you don't like him (in spite of)
In spite of not liking him, remember to treat him well
8. Despite not having enough money, decided to hold a party. (though)
Though he didn't have enough money, he decided to hold a party
9. In spite of living in poverty, they were always admired. ( Although )
Although they lived in poverty, they were always admired
10. Despite his hard life, he studied very well. (though)

Though he has a hard life, he studied very well

Though we didn't have enough money, we decided to hold a party

In spite of the dark sky, he took a lot of photos

1.Despite studying well, Tom will not pass the examination

3.Though his life was hard, he he studied very well

4.Although they live in poverty, they were always advied

6.In spite of not finishing his homework, he went to bed early

7.Despite his broken leg, he managed to get out of the car

8.Although Mr.Pike is old, he runs 5 kms everyday

9.In spite of my terrible cold, I went to school yesterday

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.
1. _______ he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it.
A. as B .though C. since D. despite
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. ________________ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. Because B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of
5. She left him _______________ she still loved him.
A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite
6. Last night we came to the show late _______the traffic was terrible.
A. although B. despite C. and D. because
7. _______there is a lot of noise in the city, I prefer living there.
A. despite B. in spite of C. because of D. though
8. _______ the weather, we went sailing.
A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. A and B
9. _______Hudson led early, he lost the race.
A. though B. although C. even though D. all are correct
10. In spite of not speaking French, Mike decided to settle in Paris.
A. Even though Mike didn’t speak French, but he decided to settle in Paris.
B. Mike decided to settle in Paris despite he didn’t speak French.
C. Mike decided to settle in Paris though the fact that not speaking French.
D. Although Mike didn’t speak French; he decided to settle in Paris.

Exercise 2: Rewrite these sentences using the words in the brackets. Change other words in the sentences if necessary.

1.He is so young. His acting is excellent. (Although)

Although he's so young, his acting is exellent.

2.It was noisy. The children slept well. (Despite)

Desite being noisy, the children slept well

3.All critics said this film is really boring. I was so interested in it. (Nevertheless)

All critics said this film is really boring;Nevertheless, I was so interested in it.

4.The film poster is fascinating. I don't want to see this film. (In spite of)

In spite of fascinating film poster, I don't want to see this film.

5.She prepared carefully for the casting. She wasn't chosen. (However)

She prepared carefully for the casting;however,she wasn't chosen.

6.Although our plan is careful, we made some mistakes. (Despite)

Despite our careful plan, we made some mistakes.

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1)He couldn't meet you because of nbeing busy.

-Because he is busy, he couldn't meet you

2)We can't go for a walk because it rains heavily.

-Because of heavy rain, we can't go for a walk

3)Despite his hard life, he studied very well.

-Though his life is hard, he studied very well.

4)Tom will not pass the examination even though he studied well.

-Despite studying well, Tom will not pass the examination

5)My grandmother is very old. She can't work now.

-My grandmother is too old to work now

-My grandmother is so old that she can't work now

6)The children couldn't go swimming because the sea was rough.

-The sea was too rough for children to go swimming

7)The question was so difficult that noone could answer it.

-It was such a difficult question that no one could answer it.

8)The weather was bad yesterday, so we canceled a trip to the beach yesterday.

-We canceled a trip to the beach yesterday, because The weather was bad

9)The house is very expensive. He can not buy it.

-The house is so expensive that he can not buy it.​

Rewrite the sentences with the word given :

1. Despite the salary was low, he accepted the job

=> Despite the low salary, he accepted the job

2. Although she isn't brilliant, she studies quite well

=> Despite not being brilliant, she studies quite well

3. He took a lot of photographs even though the sky was dark

=> In spite of the dark sky, he took a lot of photographs

4. Even though it was raining, I still went to school on time

=> In spite of the rain , I still went to school on time

5. Tom will not pass the examination although he studies well

=> In spite of studying well, Tom will not pass the examination

6. In spite of the bad weather, they went out for dinner

=> Although the weather was bad, they went out for dinner .

7. In spite of his age, he still leads an active life

=> Even though he is old, he still leads an active life

8. In spite of his hard work, Ba failed his exam

=> Though Ba worked hard, he failed his exam

9. In spite of the heavy rain, we decided to go to see the match

=> Although it rained heavily, we decided to go to see the match

10. Although Minh was ill, he still came to the meeting

=> In spite of illness, Minh still came to the meeting

Rewrite the sentences with the word given :

1. Despite the salary was low, he accepted the job

=> Despite the low salary, he accepted the job.

2. Although she isn't brilliant, she studies quite well

=> Despite not being brilliant, she studies quite well.

3. He took a lot of photographs even though the sky was dark

=> In spite of the dark sky, he took a lot of photographs.

4. Even though it was raining, I still went to school on time

=> In spite of rain, I still went to school on time.

5. Tom will not pass the examination although he studies well

=> In spite of studying well, Tom will not pass the examination.

6. In spite of the bad weather, they went out for dinner

=> Although the weather was bad, they went out for dinner.

7. In spite of his age, he still leads an active life

=> Even though he is old, he still leads an active life.

8. In spite of his hard work, Ba failed his exam

=> Though Ba's work is hard, he failed his exam.

9. In spite of the heavy rain, we decided to go to see the match

=> Although the rain is heavy, we decided to go to see the match.

10. Although Minh was ill, he still came to the meeting

=> In spite of Minh's illness, he still came to the meeting.

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1. Mary tried to keep calm although she was very disappointed.
=> Despite being very disappointed, Mary tried to keep calm.
2. Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey.
=> In spite of the heavy rain, the explorers decided to continue their journey.

3. He had worked very hard but he failed.
=> Even though he had worked very hard, he failed.
4. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
=> In spite of being a poor student, Tom studied very well.
5. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.
=> Despite the bad weather, she went to school on time
6. My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.
=> In spite of my sickness, my mother told me to go to school.
7. Although there was a big storm, they decided to leave home.
=> In spite of the big storm, they decided to leave home.
8. Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.
=> Despite the bad grades, Tom was admitted to the university.
9. Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.
 Despite being a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.
10. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.
=> Although his salary was good, Tom gave up his job.
11. Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.
=> In spite of having not finished the paper, he went to sleep.
12. In spite of the high price, my daughter insists on going to the movies.
=> Even though the price is high, my daughter insists on going to the movies.
13. In spite of her dis for coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm.
=> Although she doesn't coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm.
14. He couldn’t earn enough money for living although he worked hard.
=> Despite working hard, he couldn't earn enough money for living.
15. Although Jane wrote for the kets, she still had to stand in line.
=> In spite of the fact that Janewrote for the kets, she still had to stand in line.
16. We get a good room though we didn’t phone the hotel.
=> Despite the fact that we didn't phone the hotel, we get a good room.
17. She was admitted to the university in spite of her low grades.
=> Although her grades were low, she was admitted to the university.
18. Despite the terrible food, he still eats in that restaurant.
=> Although the food is terrible, he still eats in that restaurant.
19. The flight was not delayed though it was foggy.
=> Despite the fog, the flight was not delayed.
20. Although he is talented, no one s him.
=> In spite of his talent, no one s him.

1. Mary tried to keep calm although she was very disappointed.

à Despite _______being very disappointed, . Mary tried to keep calm _________________________________

2. Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey.

à In spite of _____the heavy rain, the explorers decided to continue their journey.___________________________________

3. Despite his ability to do the job, he was not offered the position.

à Although ___he could do the job, he was not offered the position.____________________________________

5. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
à In spite of ___ being a poor student, tom studied very well._____________________________________
6. Although he often tells lies, the headmaster believes him.

à In spite of _____telling lies, he is believed by the headmaster ___________________________________
9. Although there was a big storm, they decided to leave home.
à In spite of ______big storm, they decided to leave home.__________________________________
10. Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.
à Despite _______his bad grades, Tom was admitted to the university ___________

1. Despite her dislikes for coffee , she drank it to keep herself warm ( although)

→ Although she didn't like coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm.

2. Mary will take a plane , even though she dislikes flying ( in spite of)

→ In spite of her dislikes flying, Mary will take a plane.

3. In spite of Marcy’s sadness at losing the contest , she managed to smile ( although )

→ Although Marcy was sad at losing the contest, she managed to smile.

4. We took many pictures though the sky was cloudy (despite)

→ Despite the cloudy sky, we took many pictures.

5. Despite her poor memory, the old woman told interesting stories to the children ( even though)

→ The woman told interesting stories to the children, even though her poor memory.

6. Though he has been absent frequently , he has managed to pass the test ( in spite of )

→ In spite of having been absent frequently, he has managed to pass the test.

7. Nancy told me the secret despite having promised not to do so ( though )

→ Nancy told me the secret, though she has promised not to do so.

8. We plan to buy a ticket for the drawing although we know we will not win a prize (even though)

→ We plan to buy a ticket for the drawing, even though we know we will not win a prize.

9. In spite of the high price , my daughters insist on going to the movies every Saturday ( even though)

→ Even though the price was high, my daughter insist on going to the movies every Sunday.

10. He ate the chocolate cake even though he is on a diet ( in spite of)

→ In spite of being on a diet, he ate the chocolate cake.

11. He left school, because his life was hard ( because of)

→ Because of his hard life, he left school.

12. John succeeded in his exam because of his hard and methodical work ( because)

→ John succeeded in his exam, because he worked hard and methodical work.

13. We didn’t want to go out because of the heavy rain (because)

→ Because it rained heavily, we didnt want to go out.

14. Although he had much experience in machinery, he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine ( despite)

→ Despite having much experience in machinery, he didn't succeed in repairing this machine.

15. In spite of the darkness , they continued to work (though)

→ They continued to work, though it was dark.