Practice

Câu 1

Odd one out.

despite
because
in spite of
although
Câu 2

Odd one out.

nevertheless
therefore
in contrast
however
Câu 3

Odd one out.

in spite of
because
as
since
Câu 4

Choose the correct answer.

_______ the film was gripping, my little sister slept from the beginning to the end.

Because
So
However
Although
Câu 5

Choose the correct answer.

_______ they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn't a big success.

Though
Despite
In spite of
However
Câu 6

Choose the correct answer.

Last night, I didn't go to bed early ________ being very tired.

but
since
despite
because of
Câu 7

Choose the correct answer.

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

however
or
but
therefore
Câu 8

Match to form meaningful sentences.

Câu 9

Complete the following sentences.

1.

  1. Although
  2. However
he earned a lot of money, he wasn't happy in his job.

2.

  1. Despite
  2. Due to
having a cold, he didn't go on working late.

3.

  1. In spite
  2. Despite
of her lack of height, she is an excellent volleyball player.

4. He ran so fast.

  1. Though
  2. However
, he missed the bus.

5.

  1. Nevertheless
  2. Even though
he is a funny and kind man, a lot of people don't like him.

Câu 10

Rearrange the words to form a complete sentence.

Câu 11

Rearrange the words to form a complete sentence.

Câu 12

Choose the answer that best joins the two given sentences.

Life is short. We still waste a lot of time.

Despite life was short, we still waste a lot of time.
Because life was short, we still waste a lot of time.
Nevertheless life was short, we still waste a lot of time.
Although life was short, we still waste a lot of time.
Câu 13

Choose the answer that best joins the two given sentences.

Studying English is not easy. It is benificial.

Studying English is not easy; however, it is beneficial.
In spite of studying English is not easy, it is beneficial.
Studying English is not easy, so it is beneficial.
As studying English is not easy, so it is beneficial.
Câu 14

Find one mistake in each of the following sentences and correct them.

1. Although her sickness, she didn't leave the meeting until it ended.
2. The new shop looks good, because there are only few customers.
3. In spite about feeling scared, she enjoyed watching ghost films.

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Câu 15

Use the given words in the box to fill in the gaps.

although despite however (x2)

Nam had a lot of assignments to do, he agreed to go fishing with his friend, Lucas. planning to go on Saturday afternoon, they had to postpone until Sunday because the weather was not fine. On that day, after preparing neccessary tools, the two boys rode their bicycles to the biggest lake in town. Nam was just a beginner; , Lucas promised to teach him. Two hours passed by, they managed to catch three big fish for dinner, which made both of them very happy. , on the next day, their teacher told them off because they didn't finish homework.