Question

Exercise 4: Rewrite the sentences with the word given. 

1.  Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.

=>In spite of

2. Although I had never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph.

=> Despite

3. She wasn’t wearing the coat although it was quite cold.

=>In spite of

4. We thought we’d better invite them to the party although we don’t like them very much.

=> Despite

5. Although I didn’t speak the language, I managed to make myself understand.

=>In spite of

6. Although the heat was on, the room wasn’t warm.

=> Despite

7. I didn’t recognize her although I’d met her twice before. 

=>In spite of

8. We’re not very good friends although we’ve known each other a long time.

=> Despite

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

=>In spite of

10. Although he promised that he wouldn’t be late, he didn’t arrive until 9 o’clock.

=> Despite

11. Although the salary was low, he accepted the job.

=> Despite

12. In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.

=> Though

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

=> Although

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

=> Even though

15. In spite of his hard work, Ba he failed his exam.

=> Though

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

=> Although

17. Although they lost, the home team played very well.

=> Despite

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

=>In spite of

19. Although she isn’t brilliant, she studies quite well.

=> Despite

20. She isn’t brilliant but she studies quite well.

=> Although

21. The house isn’t nice, but I like the garden.

=> Even though

22. It was raining, but we went out.

=> Though

23. Everyone likes Bob even though he talkative.

=> Even though

24. Though I had an umbrella, I got very wet in the rain.

=> Though

25. We enjoyed the vacation although it rained a lot.

=> In spite of

26. Although she doesn’t earn much money, she spends like a millionaire.

=> Despite

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

=> In spite of

28. He is still fat though he has been on a diet for 2 years.

=> In spite of

29. Although his English was good, he wasn’t chosen.

=> However

30. Although Judy was severely disabled, she participated in many sports.

=> Despite

31. It doesn’t matter how hard she tries, she never beat Sue at tennis.

=> However

32. No matter what he says, nobody believes him.

=> Whatever

33. He always woke up early no matter how late he had gone to bed.

=> However

34. Melissa’s father was very busy, but he still played with her.

=> Busy

35. She didn’t eat much though she was hungry.

=>In spite of

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

=> Despite

37. We did the test well though it was difficult.

=>In spite of

38. Although he is strong, I’m not afraid of him.

=> Despite