XI. Complete the sentences with although, despite/ in spite of, however/ nevertheless.
1. Leonardo Dicaprio is a talented actor; ______________________, he only won an Oscar after six
nominations.
2. ________________ the negative reviews, Jurassic World reached $1 billion in ticket sales.
3. Linh wanted to see Wall-E. ____________________, the showing week fell on her
semesterexamination.
4.______________ it has found its fans over time, Empire Records only made $300,000 atthe box
office.
5. Finding Nemo was a successful animation film --------------------------------its low budget.
6. Out of Africa didn’t win any acting Oscars ----------------------------------starring Meryl Streepand
Robert Redford.
7. The film barely made back its budget. ----------------------------------------, critics and fans had a lot of
positive things to say about it.
8. ______________animation is not my favorite genre, I really like Zootopia.
9. Titanic is a really good movie; ______________, it is not for anyone under the age of sixteen.
10. ______________ it is loved by fans today, Clue had a rough start when it opened in 1985.

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III. Complete the sentences with although, despite/ in spite of, however/ nevertheless.

1. Leonardo Dicaprio is a talented actor;______________________ , he only won an Oscar after six nominations.

2. _________________ the negative reviews, Jurassic World reached $1 billion in ticket sales.

3. Linh wanted to see Wall-E.____________________ , the showing week fell on her semester examination.

4._______________ it has found its fans over time, Empire Records only made $300,000 at the box office.

5. Finding Nemo was a successful animation film---------------------------------- its low budget.

6. Out of Africa didn’t win any acting Oscars------------------------------------ starring Meryl Streepand Robert Redford.

7. The film barely made back its budget.------------------------------------------ , critics and fans had a lot of

positive things to say about it.

8. ______________animation is not my favorite genre, I really like Zootopia.

9. Titanic is a really good movie; ______________, it is not for anyone under the age of sixteen.

10. ______________ it is loved by fans today, Clue had a rough start when it opened in 1985.

V. Complete the sentences, using although, despite, in spite of, however, or nevertheless.

1. ……………………………………….…... It was raining heavily, he went out without a raincoat.

2. My father is very busy. ……………………..., he is always willing to give a hand with the housework.

3. Some English words have the same pronunciation ………………….. they are spelled differently, for example, dear and deer.

4. I was cold and wet.  ……………………….., Bob put on his swimming suit and went to the beach.

5. I think I did OK in my speech last night ………………………… I’d had almost no sleep for 24 hours.

6. Carol arrived at the meeting …………………………………………..I asked her not to be there.

7. The sky was grey and cloudy.  ………………………………………….., we went to the beach.

8. It looks like they’re going to succeed ………………………………….. their present difficulties.

9.  ………………………………..there was no electricity, I was able to read because I had a candle.

10. …………………………………………………….… I heard the telephone ring, I didn’t answer it.

11. ……………..….difficulties, the firemen managed to save many people who were caught in the fire.

12. ………………………………….….he got top marks at high school, he never went to university.

13. She failed the test ……………………………………………………………… she studies hard.

14. Everyone thought she would accept the offer.  ………………………………., she turned it down.

15. We enjoyed our holiday ………………………………………………………………….. the rain.

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XI. Complete the sentences with although, despite/ in spite of, however/ nevertheless.

1. Leonardo Dicaprio is a talented actor; ______________________, he only won an Oscar after six

nominations.

2. ____ ____________ the negative reviews, Jurassic World reached $1 billion in ticket sales.

3. Linh wanted to see Wall-E. ____________________, the showing week fell on her

semesterexamination.

4.______________ it has found its fans over time, Empire Records only made $300,000 atthe box

office.

5. Finding Nemo was a successful animation film --------------------------------its low budget.

6. Out of Africa didn’t win any acting Oscars ----------------------------------starring Meryl Streepand

Robert Redford.

7. The film barely made back its budget. ----------------------------------------, critics and fans had a lot of

positive things to say about it.

8. ______________animation is not my favorite genre, I really like Zootopia.

9. Titanic is a really good movie; ______________, it is not for anyone under the age of sixteen.

10. ______________ it is loved by fans today, Clue had a rough start when it opened in 1985.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

1. I wanted to see the film…………………..feeling sleepy

a. although b. but c. in spite of d. spite

2. It is a horror film. …………………….., it is a good film.

a. Although b. However c. And d. So

3. She sings very well…………………..she is very fat

a. however b. but c. in spite of d. and

4. He drove a car to home………………………his headache.

a. although b. and c. in spite of d. so

5. ………………………being young, he is an excellent manager

a. Although b. But c. In spite of d. Spite

6. ………………they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.

a. However b. Nevertheless c. When d. Although

7. Last night, I didn’t go to the bed early…………………being very tired.

a. despite of b. although c. in spite of d. because of

8. Not many people went to see the film; …………….., it received good reviews from critics.

a. however b. but c. despite d. because of

9. ……………….difficulties, the firemen managed to save many people who were caught in the fire.

a. although b. despite c. however d. nevertheless

10…………………he got top marks at high school, he never went to university.

a. although b. despite c. however d. nevertheless

11. She failed the test………………..she studied hard.

a. although b. despite c. however d. nevertheless

12. Everyone thought she would accept the offer…………………….. , she turned it down.

a. although b. despite c. however d. in spite of

Complete the sentences with although, despite/ in spite of, however/ nevertheless. (20 pts)

1. Leonardo Dicaprio is a talented actor; ______________________ , he only won an Oscar after six nominations.

2. ___________________ the negative reviews, Jurassic World reached $1 billion in ticket sales.

3. Linh wanted to see Wall- E. ________ the showing week fell on her semester examination.

4. ____________ it has found its fans over time, Empire Records only made $300,000 at the box.

5. Finding Nemo was a successful animation film_________¬¬¬¬_________ , its low budgets.

6. Out of Frica didn’t win any acting Oscars ______________ starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford.

7. The film barely made back its budget. __________________, critics and fans had a lot of positive things to say about it.

8. _____________ animation is not my favorite genre, I really like Zootopia.

9. Titanic is a really good movie; ______________, it is not for anyone under the age of sixteen.

10. _______________ it is loved by fans today, Clue had a rough start when it opened in 1985.

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IV. Complete the sentences, using although, despite, in spite of, however, or nevertheless. Sometimes, two answers are possible.

21.                               difficulties, the firemen managed to save many people who were caught in the fire.

22.                               he got top marks at high school, he never went to university.

23. She failed the test                          she studied hard.

24. Everyone thought she would accept the offer.                             , she turned it down.

25. We enjoyed our holiday                            the rain.

Ex 4. Fill in the blank with “although/ though/ even though”, “in spite of/ despite”, “however/ nevertheless”

1. __________ she is beautiful, everybody hates her.

2. The children slept deeply __________ the noise.

3. This is the shortest way to the city center; __________, it is not the only way.

4. __________ earning a low salary, Sara helped her parents.

5. Jane rarely sees Alan __________ they are neighbours.

6. Kate did not do well in the exam __________ working very hard.

7. __________ I was very hungry, I couldn’t eat.

8. Your son is heading to the right direction; __________, I think you should encourage him to learn harder.

9. __________ the difficulty, they managed to solve the math problems.

10. Liza never talked to him __________ she loved him.

11. Clare did the work __________ being ill.

12. __________ all our hard work, a lot of things went wrong.

13. It is very late now. __________, she is still at her office.

14. He runs fast __________ his old age.

15. He had written to her many times. __________, she didn’t give any reply, so they had been out of touch ever since.

16. __________ he has a number of relatives living nearby, he never visits them.

17. __________ being overweight, I eat lots of chocolate every day.

18. __________ not doing any exercises, she doesn’t get fat.

Ex 5. Combine the sentences. Use the words in brackets.

1. It was a comedy. Almost audience fell asleep. (although)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. The film was made twenty years ago. Many people have enjoyed seeing it. (however)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. She has been nominated for Best Actress five times. She has never won once. (in spite of)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. This is his first role. His acting is excellent. (nevertheless)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. The film didn’t receive good investment. The film was a great success. (despite)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. Huong seems to be quite clever. She often gets low marks. (though)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

7. He’s a millionaire. He lives in a very small house. (in spite of)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. This restaurant has a good service. The food is not delicious. (however)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. He is young. He is an excellent manager. (even though)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

10. He asked for another cup of coffee. There was no more. (nevertheless)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

11. There is an interesting film on TV. We are studying now. (however)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

12. He drove his car to home. He had a headache. (in spite of)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………