1.       …Although….Norway is a beautiful country, it is very cold in winter.

2.       It is warm and sunny today…so……we are going to the beach.

3.       The car is very old …but…….it is reliable.

4.       today is my daughter’s birthday, ………so…I need to buy her a present.

5.       You should take an umbrella …because……it is going to rain.

6.       Thhe camera is very expensive…so…….it is very good.

7.       I love chips……but….it is not healthy.

8.       His mother is not feeling well, …so………..he needs to take care of her.

9.       Your marks in English are low…because…..you don’t study hard enough.

10.  ……Although……….he is a good ski instructor, I don’t like him very much.

11.  I’d like to go with you…because……I’m too busy right now.

12.  There are no buses this hour, …so……we need to catch a taxi.

13.  ……Although……..it rains a lot in winter, I like walking the dog in the park.

14.  He fails his driving test, ……so…he needs to do it again.

15.  We invites them to the party…but……..they don’t want to come.

16.  I don’t like the concert…because………the band doesn’t play well.

17.  We don’t go on holiday……because…we don’t have a lot of money.

18.  I want to buy a car……because…I need it for my job.

19.  I’m learning French……because….I want to live in Paris.

20.  ……Although……………..he’s got a car, he never drives to work. 

Bài tập 2: Hoàn thành những câu sau với “although, therefore, however, but, so, because, despite, because of” và những từ thích hợp khác.

         1. It is very hot in the desert. ___Therefore________, few trees can grow there.

         2. Jame is offered the job, ______although_____ he is inexperienced.

         3. James was not admitted to the university ____because of_______ the age.

         4. I tried to persuade her. ______However_____, I didn’t succeed.

         5. The story was very funny, _______but____ nobody laughed.

         6. The match went ahead _____despite______ the heavy rain.

         7. It was too dark to go on, _________so__ we found somewhere to stay.

         8. Nam had to stay home to look after his mother ________because_______ she was sick.

Bài tập 3: Chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất.

         1. It was late, __________ I decided to phone home.

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

         2. Minh had a terrible headache. ____________, he went to school.

            A. Therefore                 B. Although                      C. But                               D. However

         3. Tom has a bike, ______________ he always walks to work.

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

         4. Her mother was sick. ____________, Jane had to stay home to look after.

            A. Therefore                 B. Since                            C. However                       D. So

         5. They asked me to wait for them, ________________they didn’t turn up.

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

         6. It was raining hard. The match went ahead, _____________ .

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

         7. We couldn’t get a seat, ____________ we arrived quite early.

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

         8. Anne doesn’t get on well with people around her. She has ____________ changed her job many times.

            A. however                   B. so                                 C. therefore                      D. although

         9. I did my best. ____________, it was not good enough.

            A. However                   B. Therefore                     C. Although                      D. Even though

         10. Many airlines are offering discount tickets for flights, ___________ more people are flying for weekend trips to scenic cities.

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

1.so 2.because 3.but

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Exercise 6. Complete the sentences with “and”, “but”, or “so” (Hoàn thành các câu với “and”, “but”, hoặc “so”)

1. My brother likes watching TV, ___but____ I like going out with my friends.

2. I want to work in television industry, __so_____ I’m learning hard.

3. The weather was bad, __so_____ they didn’t keep their picnic plan.

4. The concert started late, ____but___ we waited to watch it.

5. You can watch Harry Potter on TV, ____or___ you can read it, too.

6. I watched Happy Feet, __and_____ I told it to my friends.

but-so-so-and-or-and

1. ______ it was late, I decided to phone Brian.

A. Despite B. However C. In spite of D. Though

2. The little boy was hungry ______ he ate nothing.

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

3. ______ the car was cheap, it was in good condition.

A. Although B. Because C. As D. If

4. ______ tomorrow is a public holiday; all the shops will be shut all day.

A. As B. Just as C. Although D. When

5. She came in _____ turned on the radio.

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

6. We didn’t go for a walk _____ it was very cold.

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

7. ______ I tried to persuade her, I didn’t succeed.

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

8. Lan woke up late _____ she didn’t have time for breakfast

A. so B. since C. as d. though

9. I like fish ____ I don’t like catching them myself.

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

10. He had an accident __although__ he was careful.

1. ______ it was late, I decided to phone Brian.

A. Despite B. However C. In spite of D. Though

2. The little boy was hungry ______ he ate nothing.

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

3. ______ the car was cheap, it was in good condition.

A. Although B. Because C. As D. If

4. ______ tomorrow is a public holiday; all the shops will be shut all day.

A. As B. Just as C. Although D. When

5. She came in _____ turned on the radio.

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

6. We didn’t go for a walk _____ it was very cold.

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

7. ______ I tried to persuade her, I didn’t succeed.

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

8. Lan woke up late _____ she didn’t have time for breakfast

A. so B. since C. as d. though

9. I like fish ____ I don’t like catching them myself.

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

10. He had an accident __because__ he was careful.

1. ______ it was late, I decided to phone Brian.

A. Despite B. However C. In spite of D. Though

2. The little boy was hungry ______ he ate nothing.

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

3. ______ the car was cheap, it was in good condition.

A. Although B. Because C. As D. If

4. ______ tomorrow is a public holiday; all the shops will be shut all day.

A. As B. Just as C. Although D. When

5. She came in _____ turned on the radio.

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

6. We didn’t go for a walk _____ it was very cold.

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

7. ______ I tried to persuade her, I didn’t succeed.

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

8. Lan woke up late _____ she didn’t have time for breakfast

A. so B. since C. as d. though

9. I like fish ____ I don’t like catching them myself.

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

1.because

2.or

3.so

4.because

1....Norway is beautiful country,it is very cold in winter => although

2It is warm and sunny today...we are going to beach => so

3.The car is very old...it is reliable=>but

4.today is my daughter is birthday,...I need to buy her present=>so

5.You should take an umbrella...it is going to rain =>because

6.The camera is very expensive...it is very hot=> because

7.I love chips...it is not healthy=>but

8.his mother is not feeling well,...he needs to take care of her=> so

9.Your marks in English are low...you don^,t study hard enough=>because

10....he is a good ski instructor,I don^,t like him very much=>although

1 although 

2 so 

3 but 

4 so 

5 because

6 but

7 but 

8 so

9 because

10 although 

Bài 1: Hoàn thành những câu sau đây với although/in spite of/because/because of

1. Although it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.

2. I went home early ……because…………………….. I was feeling unwell.

I went to work the next day …………although……………….. I was still feeling unwell.

3. I managed to get to sleep …………although………………. there was a lot of noise.

I couldn’t get to sleep ……because of…………………. the noise.

4. …In spite of………………. all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.

………Although………….. we’d phoned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.

5. She only accepted the job ………because of………………. the salary, which was very high.

She accepted the job ………in spite of…………………… the salary, which was rather low.

Bài 2: Viết lại câu với although/ in spite of/ despite

1. Even though he usually tells lies, many people believe him.

In spit of usually telling lies, many people believe him.

2. Despite the fact that he got bad grade in the university entrance exam, he was admitted to the university.

Athough he got bad grade in the university entrance exam, he was admitted to the university.

3. Although she was out of money, she went shopping

In spte of being out of money, she went shopping

4. In spite of missing the bus, we went to school on time.

Although we missed 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

Despite the bad weather, we had a wonderful holiday with a lot of interesting activities

Bài 3: Hoàn thành các câu dưới đây bằng cách sử dụng although/ despite/ in spite of.

1………Although………….. the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the acting.

2. I really enjoyed the Water War……although……………. most of my friends said it wasn’t a very good film.

3………Although………….. the film was gripping, Tom slept from beginning to end.

4. I went to see the film …in spite of………………. feeling really tired.

5………Although………….. careful preparation, they had a lot of difficulties in making the film.

Bài 4: Cho những câu dưới đây, hãy tìm và sửa lỗi sai (nếu có)

1. Although being a poor, Binh learnt very well.

Apthiugh=>Despite

2. Despite Sonay had completed this project, he went to sleep.

Despit=>although

3. The flight wasn’t postponed although his foggy.

although=>despite

4. Although the heavily storm, I still went to school last Monday.

although=>despite

5. Despite Minh Anh was thirsty, she didn’t drink much.

Despite=>although

– Bài 5: Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi

1. Although his friend was sick, she still went to work yesterday.

=> Despite the fact that his friend was sick , she still went to work yesterday. 

2. Despite her unkind behavior, we still love her.

=> Although she behaved unkind, we still love her

3. Despite the fact that Tony learnt very hard, he failed this test.

=>  Although Tony learnt very hard, he failed this test.

4. Her brother really enjoy this job although the salary was very low.

=>  Despite the low salary, Her brother really enjoy this job 

5. In spite of the dirty room, Salim didn’t clean it.

=> Although the room was dirty, Salim didn't clean it

6. Although there was the traffic jam, they went to the post office.

=> Despite the traffic jam, they went to the post office.

7. Although my uncle was tired, he still drove a hundred kilometers to the next city.

=> Despit being tired, he still drove a hundred kilometers to the next city.

8. The film poster is wonderful. I don’t like to see it.

=>  Although The film poster is wonderful, I don’t like to see it.

1. because

2.but

1 because

2 because

1.I didn^,t go to school yesterday____because___I was ill

2.my close friend s English very much____but____I am not