1.

_____ the watch was expensive, he bought it (although, despite, however)

2. We went out _____ the rain (in spite of, although, but)

3. We went out _____ it was raining (although, however, despite)

4. _____ my husband didn’t like the movie, I enjoyed it a lot. (although, yet, either)

5. He passed the test _____, he didn’t get the job. (despite, because, however)

6. _____ he passed the test, he didn’t get the job. (in spite of, although, however)

7. They managed to do it _____ I was not there. (although, despite, however)

8. _____ hard she tried, she couldn’t do it. (despite, however, in spite of)

9. _____ of the headache, I enjoyed the movie (despite, in spite, however)

10. _____ I don’t agree with him, I think he is honest (although, however, despite)

11. W understood him _____ his strong accent. (despite, because, although)

12. _____ we are a small company, we see almost hundred machines a month. (although,

because, yet)

13. _____ all the difficulties, the project started and was a success (however, although, despite)

14. _____ we were warned against doing so, we went ahead with the project (despite, but,

although)

15. _____ being by far the oldest player, he scored three goals. (because, although, despite)

16. _____ he’s a millionaire, he drives a second-hand car. (in spite of, although, because)

17. __________ it rained a lot, I enjoyed the holiday. (because, due to, although)

18. __________ working for the company for six months now, he never seems to know what to

do. (in spite of, due to, while)

19. __________ she is beautiful, everybody hates her. (because, although, however)

20. __________ earning a low slary, Sara helped her parents. (In spite of, because of, due to)