Although Minh is very rich, he isn't happy.

Despite being very rich, Minh isn't happy.

Although she is very intelligent, she can't answer my questioins.

Despite being intelligence, she can't answer my questions.

In spite of his tried, he was not successful.

Even though he tried, he was not successful.

Although he is very rich, he isn't happy

Although he got good jobs, he was not satisfied

In spite of being over sixty, Mr John doesn't wear glasses

Despite had much experience in machinery, he didn't succeed in repairing this machine

In spite of the difficult test, we did it well

Although his life was hard at that time, he studied very well

Thought the weather is bad, we are going to have a picnic

Although he had not finished the essay, he went to sleep

Though he often tells lie, many people believe him

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Although he had taken many kinds of exercises, he got fatter and fatter

I.

1.although

2.although

3.despite

4.although

5. although

6.in spite of

7.despite

8. because

9.because of

10.because of

II

1.Despite having a lot of money, I am not very satistied.

2.IN SPITE OF the rain, they still go fishing.

3.DESPITE working hard, she doesn’t get good results.

4. IN SPITE OF being a singer , he sings badly.

5. DESPITE the difficult exercise, she can do it easily.

6. DESPITE being very rich, He isn’t happy

7.IN SPITE OF getting a good job, he was not satisfied.

8. BECAUSE OF Mary's sickness,she didn’t go to school yesterday

9. BECAUSE OF feeling tired, She went to bed early

10. BECAUSE OF the hot weather, I can’t sleep

1.although he is wealthy , he is not spoiled (despite)

Despite his wealth, he is not spoiled.

2.despite a good salary, he was unhappy in his job (though)

Though he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.

3 in spite of the high prices, my roommates go to the movies every Saturday (although )

Although prices are high, my roomates go to the movies every Saturday

4 even though she had a poor memory , she told interesting stories to the children (despite)

Despite having poor memory, she told interesting stories to the children

5 in spite of their poverty, they are very generous (although)

Although they are poor, they are very generous

Combine sentences, using the given word in the bracket

1. Though my grandfather is 80 year old now, he walks 2 kilometers every morning

2. She dicided to accept the job, despite the fact that The salary is very low

3. although She is very rich, She isn't happy

4. even though The question is very easy, He can't answer his teacher's question.

5. in spite of the fact that His life is hard, he us determined to study well

6. though He often tells lies, Many people still believe him

7. although He is wise and experienced, He isn't a successful business man

8. though He got a good job, He was not satisfied

9.although I always try my best to do any jobs, I am not successful

10. in spite of the fact that It was cold.,He didn't wear warm clothes

1. He is rich  but  He isn’t happy. ( Although )

Although He is rich, He isn’t happy.

2. Cars cause pollution but people still want them. ( although )

Although Cars cause pollution, people still want them

3. Mr. Nam was successful in his life although he came from a poor family. ( despite )

Despite coming from a poor family, Mr. Nam was successful in his life

4. Though he is intelligent, he can’t do all these tests well. ( in spite of )

In spite of being intelligent, he can’t do all these tests well. 

5. In spite of his much experience in machinery , he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine .  ( Although )       

Although he had much experience in machinery , he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine                                                                        

6. Don’t shout at her in spite of her laziness. ( Though )

Though she us lazy, Don’t shout at her

7.It was raining heavily but I went swimming . ( in spite of )

In spite of the heavi rain, I went swimming

8. Though Lan is beautiful and intelligent, she is never proud of herself. (As ).

Much as Lan is beautiful and intelligent, she is never proud of herself.

9. Lan is always admired by her friends because she is intelligent. ( Because of ).

Because of her intelligent,  Lan is always admired by her friends

10. We don’t spend much time on our homework because a lot of  devices for the home were invented.( Because of

Because of the invention of a lot of devices for the home, We don’t spend much time on our homework

11. We always trust Nam because he is wise and honest. ( Because of ) .

Because of his wisdom and honesty, We always trust Nam

12. Because of Lan’s poverty, she can’t continue her study at the university. ( Because )

Because Lan is poor,  she can’t continue her study at the university. 

Exercise 5: Rewrite sentence

1. He is rich  but  He isn’t happy. ( Although )

Although he is rich, he isn't happy

2. Cars cause pollution but people still want them. ( although ) Although cars cause pollution, people still want them

3. Mr. Nam was successful in his life although he came from a poor family. ( despite ) Despite coming from a poor family, Mr.Nam was successful in his life

4. Though he is intelligent, he can’t do all these tests well. ( in spite of ) In spite of being intelligent, he can't do all these tests well

5. In spite of his much experience in machinery , he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine .  ( Although )       Although he had much experience in machinery, he didn't succeed in repairing this machine                                                                                     

6. Don’t shout at her in spite of her laziness. ( Though ) Don't shout at her though she was lazy

7.It was raining heavily but I went swimming . ( in spite of ) In spite of the heavy rain, I went swimming

8. Though Lan is beautiful and intelligent, she is never proud of herself. (As ). Beautiful and intelligent as Lan is, she is never proud of herself

9. Lan is always admired by her friends because she is intelligent. ( Because of ). Lan is always admired by her friends because of her intelligence

10. We don’t spend much time on our homework because a lot of  devices for the home were invented.( Because of We don't spend much time on our homework because of the inventions of many devices for the home

11. We always trust Nam because he is wise and honest. ( Because of ) . We always trust Nam because of his wisdom and honesty

12. Because of Lan’s poverty, she can’t continue her study at the university. ( Because ) Lan can't continue her study at the university because she is poor

Combine each pair of sentences below, using the conjunction given in parentheses.

1. He is very rich. He isn't happy. (Although)

-> Although he íis very rich, he isn't happy.

2. He is very rich. He isn't happy. (No matter)

-> No matter how rich he is, he isn't happy.

3. She can't answer my question. She is very intelligent. (Although)

-> Although she is very intelligent, she can't answer my question.

4. She can't answer my question. She is very intelligent. (No matter)

-> No matter how intelligent she is, she can't answer my question.

5. He does anything. He is always careful. (Whatever)

-> Whatever he does, he is always careful.

6. He does anything. He always tries his best. (No matter)

-> No matter what he does, he always tries his best.

7. She says anything. I don't believe her. (Whatever)

-> Whatever she says, I don't believe her.

8. She says anything. I don't believe her. (No matter)

-> No matter what she says, I don't believe her.

9. He tried. He was not successful. (No matter)

-> No matter how he tried, he was not successful.

10. He tried. He was not successful. (Although)

-> Although he tried, he was not successful.

11. His life is hard. He is determined to study well. (Although)

-> Although his life is hard, he is determined to study well.

12. His life is hard. He is determined to study well. (No matter)

-> No matter how hard his life is, he is determined to study well.

13. He was wise and experienced. He was taken in. (Thought)

-> Though he was wise and experienced, he was taken in.

14. He got good jobs. He was not satisfied. (No matter)

-> No matter what jobs he got, he was not satisfied.

15. He got good jobs. He was not satisfied. (Even though)

-> Even though he got good jobs, he was not satisfied.

16. You do any job. You should do it devotedly. (Whatever)

-> Whatever job you do, you should do it devotedly.

17. He lived anywhere. He always thought of his homeland. (No matter)

-> No matter where he lived, he alwasy thought of his homeland.

18. It was cold. He didn't wear warm clothes. (No matter).

-> No matter how cold it was, he didn't wear warm clothes.

19. He often tells lies. Many people believe him. (Although)

-> Although he often tells lies, many people believe him.

20. You return at any time. She waits for you. (No matter)

-> No matter when you return, she waits for you.

1.Despite being a millionaire, he lives in a very small flat.

2.In spite of having a lot of money, they're still not happy.

3.Despite the heavy traffic, we got there on time.

4.In spite of my tiredness, I couln't sleep.

5.Despite being old, he runs fast.