Exercise 1: Change from in spite of/ despite ®although/though/even though.
1. Despite my warning, they went ahead with their plan.
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2. They went swimming in spite of the coldness of the water.
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3. In spite of being bad at pool, she beat him three times in a row.
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4. She decided to go abroad for a year despite loving her boyfriend very much.
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5. He went on holiday to Thailand in spite of the expensive airfare.
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6. Socrates never had much money despite being very famous in his own day.
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7. His career did not really take off despite his ambitions.
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8. They managed to work together despite their differences of opinion.
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9. Despite my headache I enjoyed the film.
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10. Despite having enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
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Exercise 2: Change from although/ though/ even though ®in spite of/ despite, starting as available.
1. Although he was tired, he walked to the station. Despite
2. Although it was noisy, the children slept well. The children
3. Though Linda earned a low salary, she gave money to her parents. In spite of
4. Tom went to work even though he didn’t feel very well. Tom
5. Their new product turned out to be a success though the market studies were pessimistic. Their
6. Julie failed the exam though she worked very hard. Julie
7. Although John got the highest result in the class, he still had problems with the teacher. In spite of
8. Although it was difficult, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain. In spite of
9. Even though he is a little overweight, he is actually quite fit. Despite
10. Although politicians are necessary for democracy, they are still liars and thieves. In spite of
Exercise 3: Circle the correct answers.1. Valencia is a fantastic place although/ despite being too hot in July and August
2. Cars are very useful in the city though/ in spite of they are expensive.
3. She’s a great person in spite of/ even though getting jealous over stupid things sometimes
4. In spite of/ despite of getting the highest result in the class, John still had problems with the teacher
5. The best things in life are free though/ even though love is often very expensive
6. I phone my brother in Thailand using Skype nearly every day despite/ though the time difference.
7. In spite/ In spite of losing her way twice, she arrived safely.
8. Although/ in spite of the fact the sun was shining, the water was cold.
9. Despite/ although he being hard working, Kevin failed the examination.
10. We stayed up late in spite of/ although we were tired.
Exercise 1: Change from in spite of/ despite → although/though/even though.
1. Despite my warning, they went ahead with their plan.
→ Although I warned them, they went ahead with their plan.
2. They went swimming in spite of the coldness of the water.
→ They went swimming though the water was cold.
3. In spite of being bad at pool, she beat him three times in a row.
→ Though she was bad at pool, she beat him three times in a row.
4. She decided to go abroad for a year despite loving her boyfriend very much.
→ She decided to go abroad for a year even though she loved her boyfriend very much.
5. He went on holiday to Thailand in spite of the expensive airfare.
→ He went on holiday to Thailand despite the expensive airfare.
6. Socrates never had much money despite being very famous in his own day.
→ Socrates never had much money, even though he was very famous in his own day.
7. His career did not really take off despite his ambitions.
→ His career did not really take off despite his ambitions.
8. They managed to work together despite their differences of opinion.
→ They managed to work together even though they had differences of opinion.
9. Despite my headache I enjoyed the film.
→ Although I had a headache, I enjoyed the film.
10. Despite having enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
→ Even though he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
Exercise 2: Change from although/ though/ even though → in spite of/ despite, starting as available.
1. Although he was tired, he walked to the station.
→ Despite being tired, he walked to the station.
2. Although it was noisy, the children slept well.
→ The children slept well despite the noise.
3. Though Linda earned a low salary, she gave money to her parents.
→ In spite of earning a low salary, Linda gave money to her parents.
4. Tom went to work even though he didn’t feel very well.
→ Tom went to work despite not feeling very well.
5. Their new product turned out to be a success though the market studies were pessimistic.
→ Their new product turned out to be a success despite the market studies being pessimistic.
6. Julie failed the exam though she worked very hard.
→ Julie failed the exam despite working very hard.
7. Although John got the highest result in the class, he still had problems with the teacher.
→ In spite of getting the highest result in the class, John still had problems with the teacher.
8. Although it was difficult, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
→ In spite of it being difficult, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
9. Even though he is a little overweight, he is actually quite fit.
→ Despite being a little overweight, he is actually quite fit.
10. Although politicians are necessary for democracy, they are still liars and thieves.
→ In spite of politicians being necessary for democracy, they are still liars and thieves.
Exercise 3: Circle the correct answers.
1. Valencia is a fantastic place despite being too hot in July and August
2. Cars are very useful in the city in spite of they are expensive.
3. She’s a great person even though getting jealous over stupid things sometimes
4. despite of getting the highest result in the class, John still had problems with the teacher
5. The best things in life are free even though love is often very expensive
6. I phone my brother in Thailand using Skype nearly every day despite the time difference.
7. In spite losing her way twice, she arrived safely.
8. Although the fact the sun was shining, the water was cold.
9. although he being hard working, Kevin failed the examination.
10. We stayed up late although we were tired.
