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ALTHOUGH-DESPITE-IN SPITE OF WORKSHEET Easy grammar Name: __________ Date: ___________ Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with “ because” or “ because of” 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. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry. A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. in spite the fact that 7. In spite _____, the baseball game was not cancelled. A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain 8. ______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car. A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although 9. ______, he walked to the station. A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired 10. The children slept well, despite _____. A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy 11. She left him __________ she still loved him. A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite 12. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted. A. In spite B. Even though C. in spite of D. despite of 13. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like. A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of 14. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry. A. in spite B. in spite the fact that c. even though d. despite 15. Julie passed the exam _________________of studying very hard. A. in spite B. in spite of c. despite d. although
ALTHOUGH-DESPITE-IN SPITE OF WORKSHEET Easy grammar Name: __________ Date: ___________ Exercise 2: Choose the correct answer. 1. Mr. Ba was late for the meeting though he took a taxi. A. Even though taking a taxi, Mr. Ba was late for the meeting. B. In spite of taking a taxi, but Mr. Ba was late for the meeting. C. Mr. Ba was late for the meeting despite the fact he took a taxi. D. Mr. Ba was late for the meeting although having taken a taxi. 2. We came to the meeting on time though the traffic was heavy. A. Despite the traffic was heavy; we came to the meeting on time. B. In spite of the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time. C. Even though the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time. D. Although the traffic was heavy, but we came to the meeting on time. 3. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert. A. Bill arrived late for the concert whether he took a taxi or not. B. Bill arrived late for the concert because of the taxi. C. In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert. D. Bill took a taxi to the concert, but he couldn’t catch it. 4. Although she is rich, she can’t afford to buy the car. A. She doesn’t have enough money to buy the car she likes. B. Rich as she is, she can’t afford to buy the car. C. The car is too expensive for her to buy. D. She wants to buy the car but it costs a lot. 5. Although Sue felt tired, she stayed up late talking to Jill. A. Despite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill. B. In spite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill. C. Sue wouldn’t feel tired despite staying up late talking to Jill. D. Sue stayed up late talking to Jill. As a result, she was tired.
ALTHOUGH-DESPITE-IN SPITE OF WORKSHEET Easy grammar Name: __________ Date: ___________ Exercise 3: Fill in the blanks with “ although , in spite , despite”. 1.Susan went to school alone, ____although____ she knew that it was very unsafe. 2. We liked their camping holiday, ____in spite___of the rain. 4. My mother decided to buy the car ___although___she didn’t have enough money. 5. ____Although____she was very sick, she still try to complete this job. 6. _____Despite____ his age, he still plays badminton every morning. 7. _____Although____David and Mike went to secondary school together, they weren’t close friend. 8. We still play football outside ____in spite___of the heavily rain. 9. ____Despite____ her illness, she must go to school. 10. Laura still sat in the class ____although____ she didn’t understand anything. Exercise 4: Rewrite the sentences. 1.Although his friend was sick, she still went to work yesterday. ➔ In spite of his friend’s sickness, she still went to work yesterday______. 2. In spite of the dirty room, Salim didn’t clean it. ➔ Although the room is dirty, Salim didn’t clean it.________. 3. Despite her unkind behavior, we still love her. ➔ Although she behaves unkindly, we still love her______. 4. Although there was the traffic jam, they went to the post office. ➔ Despite the traffic jam, they went to the post office. 5. Despite the fact that Tony learnt very hard, he failed this test. ➔ Although Tony learnt very hard, he failed this test____.
ALTHOUGH-DESPITE-IN SPITE OF WORKSHEET Easy grammar Name: __________ Date: ___________ 6. Although my uncle was tired, he still drove a hundred kilometers to the next city. ➔ Despite being tired, my uncle still drove a hundred kilometers to the next city__. 7. Her brother really enjoy this job although the salary was very low. ➔ Despite the low salary, her brother really enjoy this job____. 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____. 9. 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______. 10. She didn’t eat much though she was hungry. ➔ Despite being hungry, she didn’t eat much_____. 11. Mary was admitted to the university although his grades were bad. ➔ Despite bad grades, Mary was admitted to the university____. 12. In spite of his god salary, Mary gave up his job. ➔ Although Mary’s salary was good, he gave up his job____. 13. I accepted the job although the salary was low. ➔ In spite of the low salary, I accepted the job_____. 14. Even though it was cold, I went swimming. ➔ In spite of cold weather, I went swimming____. 15. Although they study hard, they can’t get good marks. ➔ In spite of studying hard, they can’t get good marks____. 16. Although the streets are narrow, many people drive cars in this city. ➔ In spite of the narrow streets, many people drive cars in this city____.