CONNECTING WORD TO COMPLETED THE SENTENCES

EXERCISES 1

Choose the correct word 'despite', 'however' or 'although'.

1) ………the rain, we still went to the park.

2) ……….it was raining, we still went to the park.

3) It was raining. …., we still went to the park.

4) John bought the watch, ……..the fact that it was expensive.

5) John bought the watch. ……… it was expensive.

6) ……….. it was expensive, John bought the watch.

7) I finished the homework. It, ………. wasn't easy..

8) I finished the homework, ………it wasn't easy.

9) …………the fact that it wasn't easy, I finished the homework.

10) She went for a long walk, ……….being cold.

11) ……..she was cold, she went for a long walk

12) She was cold. She went for a long walk, ……..

13) The restaurant has a good reputation. …….., the food was terrible.

14) ………..the restaurant's good reputation, the food was terrible.

15) …………the restaurant has a good reputation, the food was terrible.

EXERCISES 2

Complete the sentences with Although / In Spite of / Because /Becauseo of.

1.  ………it rained a lot we enjoyed our holidays.

2.  ……….all our careful planning, a lot of things went wrong.

3.  ……….we had planned everything carefully, many things went

wrong.

4. I went home early ……. I was not feeling well.

5. I went to work the next day ……… I was feeling unwell.

6. She only accepted the job ………. the salary, which was very high.

7. She accepted the job …….. the salary, which was rather low.

8. I managed to get some sleep …….. there was a lot of noise.

9. I couldn't get to sleep  the noise.

10. He passed the exam…….  he hadn't studied very much.

11. I ate a lot  ………my stomach ache.

12. .……….. what I said yesterday, I still love you.

 13. We didn't go out …….. it was raining.

14. We had to stay at the airport ………. the controllers strike.

15. I didn't get the job …….. I had all the necessary qualifications.

EXERCISES. 3.

Choose the correct linking words !

1. He went to work  ( Though, Despite, When, Everas , If)  Being Ill.

2. Jake couldn't sleep   (Although, when, nevertheless, yet )he was very

tired.

3. Brian is good at maths   (In Case, where as, because, in Spite Of )his

sister is good at science.

4. She Talks  ( In Case, however, as, If , although ) she knows everything.

5. It was very late.   (While, nevertheless, though, as A Result ) the guests

didn't leave.

6. Lisa went shopping  ( When , as , If, while, but ) she didn't buy anything.

7. They managed to make a Meal   ( Despite, although, in case, yet  ) there

wasn't much food in the fridge.

 8.  ( In spite of, as soon as, although,however ) he fell asleep the phone

rang.

9. You can keep those Cds   ( However, when, still, as long as ) you like.

10.I'll write to you   ( Wherever, as soon As, while, despite ) I have the

results.

11.They bought him a gift   ( While, when, during, since ) it was his

birthday.

12. ( Although, in Spite Of, during, while  ) the heavy snow we managed to

get back to the office.

13.The man fell off the ladder.   ( As a Result, however, just, in Case ) , he

wasn't hurt.

14.I took some paper and a pen  ( Despites, That, therefore, if, So ) I could

make some notes

EXERCISES 4. Completed The Sentences With Suitable Conjunctions

Until, when, before, after

1. On Sundays I often stay in bed      before  until   10 o'clock.

2.      After  While   John has done his homework, he may play his

favourite computer game.

3. We were on our way to Ashville      when  while   our car broke

down.

4.      After  Before   I go to school, I take my little brother to preschool.

5. I'll phone you      until  when   I'm there.

6. It's still two days      after  before   our son flies back to Chicago.

7. After  Until   I finished school, I went to New Zealand.

8. We had left the beach      before  until   the rain started.

9. We stayed in our house      before  until   the rain stopped.

10.   When  While   he heard about the accident he was shocked.