Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with “although/ despite/ in spite of”.

1. _____ although ___________ she has a good look, everybody hates her.
2. Jane seldom sees Jim ______ although ________ they go to the same school.
3. _____ despite/ in spite of ____ her illness, Jane went to work yesterday.
4. ____ although ____________ it was chilly outside, we went fishing.
5. ___ despite/ in spite of ______ working hard, Peter failed the test.
6. __ despite/ in spite of __ the difficulties, Sarah managed to solve the
problem.
7. My grandfather was very strong _ despite/ in spite of __ his old age.
8. The children slept deeply _ despite/ in spite of _____ the noise.
9. __ despite/ in spite of_____the high salary, Mary refused the job offer.
10. _ despite/ in spite of __ earning a high salary, Sara never wastes her money.
11. I find the film boring___ although _____________ many people like it.
12. __ despite/ in spite of ___the bad weather, we went on our school picnic.
13. __ despite/ in spite of ___the congestion, we weren’t late for the meeting.
14. ___ although _____________ he’s rich, he is always upset.
15. I couldn’t sleep___ although __________ I was exhausted.

Ex 2: Rewrite the sentences without changing its meaning.

1. Although there was a traffic jam, he managed to arrive at the train station on
time. (despite)
...  Despite the traffic jam, we managed to arrive at the train station on
time..
2. I don’t want to buy a new computer although I have enough money. (having)
...  I don’t want to buy a new computer despite having enough money.......
3. Both of them usually go to school late although they don’t live far away from
school. (spite)
..... Both of them usually go to school late in spite of not living far from
school.
4. My brother still went to school yesterday although he was sick. (sickness)
... My brother still went to school yesterday despite his sickness.........
5. Although he looks healthy, he has a weak heart. (looking)
...  Despite looking healthy, he has a weak heart.
6. Despite the fact that Louis is not so rich, he often does charity. (although)
.. Although Louis is not so rich, he often does charity..
7. In spite of the awful weather, we enjoyed our party last night. (although)
... Although the weather was awful,we enjoyed our party last night...
8. She goes shopping every week although she has many clothes. (having)
...  She goes shopping every week despite having many clothes....
Bài 2: Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi
1. Although his friend was sick, she still went to work yesterday.

➔ In spite of being sick, she still went to work yesterday.

2. In spite of the dirty room, Salim didn’t clean it.

➔ Although the room was dirty, Salim didn’t clean it.

3. Despite her unkind behavior, we still love her.

➔ Although she behaviors unkind, we still love her.

4. Although there was the traffic jam, they went to the post office.

➔Despite/ In spite of the traffic jam, they went to the post office..

5. Despite the fact that Tony learnt very hard, he failed this test.

➔ __________________________________________________.

6. Although my uncle was tired, he still drove a hundred kilometers to the next
city.

➔ __________________________________________________.

7. Her brother really enjoy this job although the salary was very low.

➔ __________________________________________________.

8. The film poster is wonderful. I don’t like to see it.

➔ __________________________________________________.

Bài 3: Tìm và sửa lỗi sai (nếu có)

1.Although being a poor, Binh learnt very well.

2. Although the heavily storm, I still went to school last Monday.

3. Despite Sonay had completed this project, he went to sleep.

4. Despite Minh Anh was thirsty, she didn’t drink much.

5. The flight wasn’t postponed although his foggy.

Bài 4: Hoàn thành câu bên dưới chính xác bằng cách sử dụng Although,
despite/in spite of.
1.______ the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the acting.
2. I went to see the film ______ feeling really tired.

3. I really enjoyed the Water War______ most of my friends said it wasn’t a

very good film.

4.______ careful preparation, they had a lot of difficulties in making the film.

5.______ the film was gripping, Tom slept from beginning to end.

Bài 5: Viết lại câu với although/in spite of/despite

1. She didn’t eat much though she was hungry.

Despite…

2. My mother told me to go to school although I was sick

In spite of…

3. Mary was admitted to the university although his grades were bad

Despite…

4. In spite of his god salary, Mary gave up his job.

Although…

5. I accepted the job although the salary was low

In spite of….

6. Even though it was cold, I went swimming.

In spite of….

7. Although they study hard, they can’t get good marks.

In spite of…

8. Although the streets are narrow, many people drive cars in this city.

In spite of…